Past tense of drain
regular verb
The past tense of drain is drained. The past participle is also drained.
Forms of drain
| Base form (V1) | drain /dɹeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | drained /dɹeɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | drained /dɹeɪnd/ |
| Present participle | draining /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | drains /dɹeɪnz/ |
Drained in a sentence
- The clogged sink drained slowly.
- I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.From the entry drained
- This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake.From the entry egressive
- The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.From the entry clog up
- The accident victim's face was white, drained of all color.From the entry color
Meaning of drain
- noun A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
- noun An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- noun A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
Questions about the past tense of drain
- What is the past tense of drain?
- The past tense of drain is drained.
- What is the past participle of drain?
- The past participle of drain is drained.
- Is drain a regular or irregular verb?
- Drain is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: drain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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