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"She told me I didn't brought/bring the documents." Which one is correct?

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Bring is correct.

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"Please give me paper" or "Can you give me paper?" Which one is correct?

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They are both correct. "Can you please give me paper?" would be the most polite version.

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"Hope you have bring" or "...have brought"?

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Correct is "...have brought. After 'you have', you need a past participle. Other examples are: you have done, you have said, you have seen.

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If they bring it I will fix it or if they brought it I will fix it. Which one is correct?

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It could be either, depending on the meaning. If the bringing occurred in the past, it's "brought." If it occurs in the present or future, it's "bring."

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To be brought or to be bring?

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To be brought. When "to be" is used before the verb, you use the past participle. E.g., "This needs to be done today," "She wants to be paid more."

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"It being a dark night, you must (bring/brought) at least a pocket torch with yourself," which is used?

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Bring, as brought is past tense.

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Which is right: "Did you brought your pillow?" or "Did you bring your pillow?"

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The correct tense in this situation is bring, so you would write or say, "Did you bring your pillow?"

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Which is correct "I have not bring" or "I have not brought"?

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"I have not brought" would be correct, because the word "bring" is in the present tense and "brought" is past tense. When you put the word "have" in front of another verb, it implies that you're speaking in past tense.

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"Hope you have bring..." Is this correct?

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It's "have brought."

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"Will be brought" - is it right?

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Yes. An example would be, "the entire set of dishes will be brought."

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"Have you brought" or "Did you bring"?

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"Have you brought" and "did you bring" mean essentially the same thing.

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If I forgot to bring a notebook, should I say "not bringing" or "not brought"?

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You could say "I did not bring...," "I forgot to bring...," "I failed to bring...," "I am not bringing...," or "I have not brought..."

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"Do you need anything bringing home?" or "Do you need anything brought home?" - which is correct?

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Brought.

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Is it "He brought me through a situation" or "...bought me through"?

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"Brought," the past-tense of "bring." "Bought" is the past-tense of "buy."

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Should it be "I brought my sisters to Australia" or "I bring my sisters to Australia"?

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Is the action happening now? If so, it's "bring." Did it happen in the past? If so, it's "brought."

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