English reference

drain

As a noun, the pipe or opening that carries water away from a sink, tub, or shower; as a verb, 'to drain' means for that water to flow away and empty out.

Regular · 16 form tables

You covers singular and plural. Forms are shown for the meaning listed; some continuous forms need a dynamic use of the verb.

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Present

Present simple

drain: Present simple
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present continuous

drain: Present continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect

drain: Present perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect continuous

drain: Present perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past

Past simple

drain: Past simple
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past continuous

drain: Past continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect

drain: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect continuous

drain: Past perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future

Future (will)

drain: Future (will)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future (going to)

drain: Future (going to)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future continuous

drain: Future continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect

drain: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect continuous

drain: Future perfect continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional

Conditional (would)

drain: Conditional (would)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional perfect

drain: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Imperative

Imperative

drain: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

Infinitive with to
Gerund
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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