“Bring” and “take” differ by way of location. In general, we use “bring” when something comes towards us; we use “take” when something goes away from us:
“Bring me a cup of coffee, please.”
“Take it away: the coffee is cold.”
Resources
John Lawler at the University of Michigan explains the difference well. The Chicago Tribune has a good article on commonly confused words; it relies on Grammar Girl’s explanation for bring and take.
EC Learn English has a good quiz for these verbs in different conjugations.
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