Yes,bring is an irregular verb. So the parts are -bring,brought,brought
It is important to know the author's purpose because knowing the author's purpose can change how the story is being told. If someone said,"Mom, I would really like this new video game for my birthday." and the author's purpose was to inform, it would be informing the mom that the person wanted the video game. If the author's purpose was to persuade, that person would be persuading the mom to get him the video game.
Answer:
Temporal Transitions are used to show the frequency, duration, specific time, or beginning or end of something. They bring your reader through the story from beginning to end.
Relationship: With regards to, Coupled with, in the same way
Sequence/Shift in time or setting: First, Earlier, meanwhile
Suspense Building: Suddenly, Little by little, out of the blue