Past tense of draw
The past simple of draw is drew and the past participle is drawn: draw – drew – drawn.
- Base form V1
- draw
- Past simple V2
- drew
- Past participle V3
- drawn
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Meaning of draw
To create a picture of someone or something using a pen or pencil
- ExampleThe child drew a house and two trees.
Draw, drew, drawn in sentences
- Past simpleThe boy drew a picture of his dog.
- Past participleShe has drawn a map for us.
Common mistakes
draweddrew. Draw is irregular, so it does not take -ed.She has drew a map for us.She has drawn a map for us. After have, use the past participle, drawn.
Similar verbs
Built on draw, with the same forms: overdraw, redraw, withdraw.
All three forms different, like draw: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of draw?
Drew. For example: The boy drew a picture of his dog.
What is the past participle of draw?
Drawn. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has drawn a map for us.
Is draw a regular verb?
No. Draw is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
