Past tense of drink
irregular verb
The past tense of drink is drank or drunk. The past participle is drunk.
Forms of drink
| Base form (V1) | drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | drank /dɹæŋk/ drunk /dɹʌŋk/ |
| Past participle (V3) | drunk /dɹʌŋk/ |
| Present participle | drinking /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | drinks /dɹɪŋks/ |
Less standard forms: drinked (nonstandard).
Drank and drunk in a sentence
- He drank the water I gave him.
- Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
- His voice became progressively slurrier as he drank the three bottles of wine.From the entry slurry
- He drank the water thirstily; I've never seen anyone drink so fast.From the entry thirstily
- She finally came to terms with her addictions at her third rehab clinic and rarely drank again.From the entry come to terms with
Meaning of drink
- verb To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- verb To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- verb To consume alcoholic beverages.
Verbs like drink
Questions about the past tense of drink
- What is the past tense of drink?
- The past tense of drink is drank or drunk.
- What is the past participle of drink?
- The past participle of drink is drunk.
- Is drink a regular or irregular verb?
- Drink is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is drinked correct?
- drinked is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of drink is drank or drunk.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: drink (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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