Intermediate 📐 Grammar · #299 of 305

Come, Go, Bring, Take

Direction relative to speaker.

Examples

  • Bring it here.
  • Take it there.

Key rules

  • Come moves towards the speaker or listener, go moves away
  • Bring means carry towards the speaker or listener, take means carry away
  • Say Bring it here and Take it there
  • Direction depends on where you are or where you are talking about

Common mistakes

  • Take it here → Bring it here
  • Please go here → Please come here
💡 Tip: Ask: towards me (come, bring) or away (go, take)?
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