If the past tense of "ring is "rang", the past tense of "bring" is "brang"?

Canada
February 14, 2007 11:03am CST
shouldn't this be true?
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@urbandekay (18278)
13 Apr 07
No! Clearly the past tense of "ring" ought to be "rought." all the best urban
• United States
13 Apr 07
You would think so but English is too complicated.You will pull your hair out trying to make sense of the rules of English grammar.
@Lecaro (1100)
• Romania
14 Feb 07
no, it isn;t true the past tense of verb "bring is "brought" this are irregular verbs... so they aren't the same... but i have a list that group them after their writing!
• United States
14 Feb 07
It's English, so a the conjugating of verbs can be a little on the complicated side. It happens in every language, just more in English. You can't always apply common sense to language.
@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
17 Feb 07
You are right in your logic. You would think that it should be brang, but I would like you to notice: I rang you today on the phone. (rang = simple past) No, I haven't rung the item up yet. (rung = past participle). I brought a book with me to your house. (brought = simple past) I've brought the groceries in the house and I am not putting them away (brought = past participle) So, if you change it with bring to brang then you will have three different forms: bring, brang, brought. I think it is complicating the language even more! :( Pablo
@kponniah (203)
• Singapore
20 Mar 07
ha ha nice doubt...I too hate english for such bad language structures... Think like this way and leave it Coal after some time becomes Diamond and some other Coal after some time still coal..