Bring or Take?
Explore “bring” and “take” in everyday messages. Follow movement toward or away from the person speaking.
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1. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm here in the kitchen. Please ___ your empty cup here to me.
- bring
- take
Where does the cup's trip end?
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I'm here in the kitchen. Please bring your empty cup here to me.
Use “bring” for movement toward the speaker. “Here” points to the speaker's place.
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2. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm staying here. Please ___ these dirty shoes away from me and leave them outside.
- bring
- take
The shoes are leaving the speaker's place.
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I'm staying here. Please take these dirty shoes away from me and leave them outside.
Use “take” for movement away from the speaker. “Away from me” makes the direction clear.
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3. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
Where should the water go?
Maya: “I'm at the picnic table. Bring the water here to me.”
- To the picnic table
- Away from the picnic table
Maya tells you where she is.
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- To the picnic table
“Here” can be any place where the speaker is, not just home.
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4. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
What movement does “take” describe here?
Noah: “I'll stay in the office. Take this box away from here to the garage.”
- Movement toward Noah's place
- Movement away from Noah's place
Noah stays behind.
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- Movement away from Noah's place
The office is the starting place. The box goes somewhere else while Noah stays there.
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5. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm waiting here by the pool. Please ___ your little brother here to me.
- take
- bring
The brother will come to the person speaking.
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I'm waiting here by the pool. Please bring your little brother here to me.
You can “bring” a person as well as a thing.
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6. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
What does “take” mean in this message?
Ms. Lee: “I'm staying in this classroom. Please take these chairs away from here to the hall.”
- Move the chairs to another place
- Keep the chairs as your own
The message gives a place for the chairs to go.
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- Move the chairs to another place
“Take” does not always mean “keep.” Here, it means move something away to another place.
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7. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm at home with the cat. Don't ___ the dog here to me today; the cat is scared.
- bring
- take
Think about the direction of the trip that should not happen.
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I'm at home with the cat. Don't bring the dog here to me today; the cat is scared.
“Don't” says not to make the trip. The direction is still toward the speaker, so the verb is “bring.”
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8. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
“Brought” is the past form of which word?
Ella: “I stayed here at home yesterday. My dad brought some soup here to me.”
- take
- bring
The soup moved toward Ella.
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- bring
The past form of “bring” is “brought,” not “bringed.”
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9. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I stayed here in my office yesterday. Sam ___ the broken chair away from here to the repair shop.
- took
- brought
The chair left the speaker's place yesterday.
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I stayed here in my office yesterday. Sam took the broken chair away from here to the repair shop.
The past form of “take” is “took.” It describes the chair's trip away from the office.
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10. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm at the bus stop. You're walking toward me with my bag. You're ___ it here to me.
- taking
- bringing
The bag is getting closer to the speaker.
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I'm at the bus stop. You're walking toward me with my bag. You're bringing it here to me.
“You're bringing” describes movement toward the speaker that is happening now.
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11. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
Why does Nora use “bring”?
Nora: “Tomorrow I'll be at the lake, waiting for you. Please bring a towel to me there.”
- The towel will go away from the place where Nora will be.
- The towel will come to the place where Nora will be.
Think about Nora's location tomorrow.
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- The towel will come to the place where Nora will be.
“Bring” can point to the speaker's future location, not only where the speaker is now.
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12. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
Eva lent me this book. I'm staying here at home. Please ___ it away from here and back to Eva at school.
- bring
- take
“Back” means a return, but where is the speaker staying?
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Eva lent me this book. I'm staying here at home. Please take it away from here and back to Eva at school.
“Back” does not always go with “bring.” Use “take back” when the return trip goes away from the speaker.
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13. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
Ben, at the store: “I'll stay here. Can you take the bread away from here to our home?”
Ana, at home: “Yes, please ___ the bread here to me.”- bring
- take
Ana is speaking in the second message.
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Ben, at the store: “I'll stay here. Can you take the bread away from here to our home?”
Ana, at home: “Yes, please bring the bread here to me.”Follow the person speaking in each message. The bread leaves Ben's place but comes to Ana's place.
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14. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
Why do the two speakers use different words for the same trip?
Person outside: “I'll stay outside. Take this box from here to the person inside.”
Person inside: “Bring the box here to me.”- They are talking about different boxes.
- They are speaking from different places.
Find each speaker's location.
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- They are speaking from different places.
The same trip goes away from one speaker's place and toward the other speaker's place.
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15. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
I'm waiting here at home. First, bring the package here to me so I can check it. Then ___ it away from here to the post office. I'll stay home.
- take
- bring
There are two trips. Focus on the second one.
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I'm waiting here at home. First, bring the package here to me so I can check it. Then take it away from here to the post office. I'll stay home.
The first trip ends at the speaker's home. The second trip starts there and goes away, so it uses “take.”