Past tense of drink
The past simple of drink is drank and the past participle is drunk: drink – drank – drunk.
- Base form V1
- drink
- Past simple V2
- drank
- Past participle V3
- drunk
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Meaning of drink
To swallow a liquid through the mouth
- ExampleRemember to drink enough water during the journey.
Drink, drank, drunk in sentences
- Past simpleShe drank some water.
- Past participleI have drunk my tea.
Common mistakes
drinkeddrank. Drink is irregular, so it does not take -ed.I have drank my tea.I have drunk my tea. After have, use the past participle, drunk.
Similar verbs
Built on drink, with the same forms: outdrink, overdrink.
All three forms different, like drink: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of drink?
Drank. For example: She drank some water.
What is the past participle of drink?
Drunk. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have drunk my tea.
Is drink a regular verb?
No. Drink is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
