The English verb 'drift' is pronounced as [drɪft].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb drift: Infinitive (drift), Past Simple - (drifted), Past Participle - (drifted).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb drift
👉 Forms of verb drift in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of drift.
Drift: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| drift [drɪft] |
drifted [ˈdrɪftɪd] |
drifted [ˈdrɪftɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb drift?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'drift'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'drift'
- the first form (V1) is 'drift' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'drifted' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'drifted' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of drift?
The past tense and past participle of drift are: drift in past simple is drifted, and past participle is drifted.
What is the past tense of drift?
The past tense of the verb "drift" is "drifted", and the past participle is "drifted".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — drift in past simple drifted
(V2).
Future simple — drift in future simple is drift (will + V1).
Present Perfect — drift in present perfect tense is
drifted
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — drift in past perfect tense is
drifted
(had + V3).
drift regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'drift' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'drift' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb drift in Sentences
- The raft began to drift in the opposite direction (Past Simple)
- He would have drifted to Washington (Present Perfect)
- After an hour of thinking about my life, I drifted into an uneasy sleep. (Past Simple)
- Thank God, the snow had drifted our tracks. (Past Perfect)
- During th illness, he drifted in and out of consciousness. (Past Simple)
- She drifted from job to job to find a perfect one. (Past Simple)
- The stock market has drifted downward. (Present Perfect)
- Because there was no wind, they drifted slowly down river. (Past Simple)
- I drifted off in a daydream during the class and my teacher didn't even notice it. (Past Simple)
- Two of my sister's friends drifted in last night (Past Simple)
