What is the past participle of drink?

The past participle of drink is drunk.

What are the three forms of drink?

The three forms are drink – drank – drunk: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is drink a regular or an irregular verb?

Drink is irregular: its past simple is drank, not drinked.

Drink past tense: drank, drunk

swallow liquid

Drink is an irregular English verb: the past simple of drink is drank and the past participle is drunk. Learn the three forms together — drink – drank – drunk.

Verb forms

Base form

drink

/drɪŋk/

Past Simple

drank

/dræŋk/

Past Participle

drunk

/drʌŋk/

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Example sentences

Base form · drink

I drink two cups of coffee every morning.

Past Simple · drank

She drank a whole bottle of water after the run.

Past Participle · drunk

Someone has drunk all the milk again.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I drink he / she / it drinks	I drank	I have drunk
Present Continuous:I am drinking · he / she / it is drinking

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Drink belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (drink – drank – drunk), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – drank: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – drunk: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you drink…? I didn’t drink.

Verbs with the same pattern

be — was/were — been do — did — done go — went — gone know — knew — known take — took — taken see — saw — seen

Quick quiz

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Questions about drink

What is the past simple of drink?: The past simple of drink is drank.
What is the past participle of drink?: The past participle of drink is drunk.
What are the three forms of drink?: The three forms are drink – drank – drunk: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is drink a regular or an irregular verb?: Drink is irregular: its past simple is drank, not drinked.