Bring vs. Take

What's the difference between take and bring?

A lot of English learners have a problem with this. Here's the answer:

Bring

We ask people to bring things to the place where we are. Bring is used in relation to a destination:

"Bring some food to the party at my house."

"Bring your homework to me"

"Please bring your bag here."

Take

We take things to the place we are going to. We take them from the place where we are to another place. Take is used in relation to a starting point.

"I'm going to take some cake to Paul's house for his birthday party."

"Take your dog away from me."

"Please take your bag there."

Confusing Words

• Can you ___ me to the station?
  
  take
  bring
  
  
• I've ___ my car with me.
  
  brought
  took
  
  
• Would you mind ___ your newspaper over here?
  
  taking
  bringing
  
  
• She wants you to ___ her away from here.
  
  bring
  take
  
  
• When you come to my house ___ your sister with you.
  
  bring
  take
  
  
• If you go shopping, remember to ___ your credit card with you.
  
  bring
  take