drive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of drive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drive
Participle: driven
Gerund: driving

Cognates

See the 11 cognates of drive

Indicative

Present

Idrive
youdrive
he;she;itdrives
wedrive
youdrive
theydrive

Perfect

Ihave driven
youhave driven
he;she;ithas driven
wehave driven
youhave driven
theyhave driven

Past

Idrove
youdrove
he;she;itdrove
wedrove
youdrove
theydrove

Pluperfect

Ihad driven
youhad driven
he;she;ithad driven
wehad driven
youhad driven
theyhad driven

Future

Iwill drive
youwill drive
he;she;itwill drive
wewill drive
youwill drive
theywill drive

Future Perfect

Iwill have driven
youwill have driven
he;she;itwill have driven
wewill have driven
youwill have driven
theywill have driven

Subjunctive

Present

Idrive
youdrive
he;she;itdrive
wedrive
youdrive
theydrive

Perfect

Ihave driven
youhave driven
he;she;ithave driven
wehave driven
youhave driven
theyhave driven

Imperfect

Idrove
youdrove
he;she;itdrove
wedrove
youdrove
theydrove

Pluperfect

Ihad driven
youhad driven
he;she;ithad driven
wehad driven
youhad driven
theyhad driven

Conditional

Present

Iwould drive
youwould drive
he;she;itwould drive
wewould drive
youwould drive
theywould drive

Perfect

Iwould have driven
youwould have driven
he;she;itwould have driven
wewould have driven
youwould have driven
theywould have driven

Imperative

youdrive
weLet's drive
youdrive

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam driving
youare driving
he;she;itis driving
weare driving
youare driving
theyare driving

Perfect

Ihave been driving
youhave been driving
he;she;ithas been driving
wehave been driving
youhave been driving
theyhave been driving

Past

Iwas driving
youwere driving
he;she;itwas driving
wewere driving
youwere driving
theywere driving

Pluperfect

Ihad been driving
youhad been driving
he;she;ithad been driving
wehad been driving
youhad been driving
theyhad been driving

Future

Iwill be driving
youwill be driving
he;she;itwill be driving
wewill be driving
youwill be driving
theywill be driving

Future Perfect

Iwill have been driving
youwill have been driving
he;she;itwill have been driving
wewill have been driving
youwill have been driving
theywill have been driving

Conditional

Present

Iwould be driving
youwould be driving
he;she;itwould be driving
wewould be driving
youwould be driving
theywould be driving

Perfect

Iwould have been driving
youwould have been driving
he;she;itwould have been driving
wewould have been driving
youwould have been driving
theywould have been driving

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'drive'

arise, drive, overdrive, rise,

Verbs similar to 'drive'

derive, dive, dreve, drie, drivel, drove, rive, arise, arrive, bive,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

motivate, provide an incentive for
incentivize, motivate, push, urge
To provide an incentive for.
incite
force
prod, incite, goad, impel, strike, propel, punch, push
overburden
overtax, overwork
make
run, compel, turn, constrain, force, impel, urge
ride
spin, trip, outing, tour

Antonyms

transitive: to satisfy the needs or wishes of; to give free reign to
push, indulge, work
To provide an incentive for.
incite
force
impotence, frailty, feebleness, inability
make
destroy, annihilate, demolish, dismantle

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *drībaną
4. Proto-West Germanic *drīban
5. Old English drīfan
6. Middle English driven
7. English drive
8. From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
9. Cognates
10. Cognate with Scots drive (“to drive”), Yola dhreeve, dhrive, dreeve, drieve, drive (“to drive”), North Frisian driiv, driiw, driwe (“to drive”), West Frisian driuwe (“to drive; to float”), Alemannic German triibe (“to drive”), Dutch drijven (“to drive, push”), German treiben (“to drive, push, propel”), Low German drieven (“to drive, drift, push”), Luxembourgish dreiwen (“to drive, propel”), Yiddish טרײַבן (traybn, “to drive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål drive (“to drive, propel”), Icelandic drífa (“to drive”), Norwegian Nynorsk driva, drive (“to drive, move; to propel; to run”), Swedish driva (“to drive, compel; to drift; to run”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (dreiban, “to drive”). See: Middle English 'driven', Proto-Germanic '*drībaną', Scots 'drive', Alemannic German 'triibe', Dutch 'drijven', German, old spelling 'treiben', Low Saxon 'drieven', Luxembourgish 'dreiwen', Norwegian 'drive', Icelandic 'drífa', Norwegian, nynorsk 'driva', Swedish 'driva'.

Verbs referencing "drive"

Danish drive, Norwegian drive, German, old spelling treiben, Italian derivare, Norwegian, nynorsk driva, Luxembourgish dreiwen, Low Saxon drieven, Cebuano drayb, Alemannic German triibe, German, Pennsylvania dreiwe, Scots Gaelic draibh.

Sample Sentences

  • The subject appeared to interest the gentleman deeply; for while Mr. Shelby was thoughtfully peeling an orange, Haley broke out afresh, with becoming diffidence, but as if actually driven by the force of truth to say a few words more. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • A head-wind! Imagine a human face upon the vessel 's prow, with fifteen thousand Samsons in one bent upon driving her back, and hitting her exactly between the eyes whenever she attempts to advance an inch. Imagine the ship herself, with every pulse and artery of her huge body swollen and bursting under this [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] would desire to see. The passengers, and guns, and water-casks, and other heavy matters, being all huddled together aft, however, to lighten her in the head, she was soon got off; and after some driving on towards an uncomfortable line of objects (whose vicinity had been announced very early in the disaster by a loud cry of ‘Breakers a-head ! ’ ) and much backing of paddles, and heaving of the lead [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ And this wretch owns that good, faithful Tom, and Eliza's child ! ” “ Well, my dear, the fact is that this goes rather hard with me; it's a thing I hate to think of. Haley wants to drive matters, and take possession tomorrow. I 'm going to get out my horse bright and early, and be off. I can't see Tom, that's a fact; and you had better arrange a drive somewhere, and carry Eliza off. [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] ‘That 's where you 're going to, my friends. That’s it. That’s the place. That’s the port. That’s the haven. It 's a blessed harbour—still water there, in all changes of the winds and tides; no driving ashore upon the rocks, or slipping your cables and running out to sea, there: Peace—Peace—Peace—all peace ! ’ — Another walk, and patting the Bible under his left arm: ‘What ! These fellows are [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I was met at the station at Lowell by a gentleman intimately connected with the management of the factories there; and gladly putting myself under his guidance, drove off at once to that quarter of the town in which the works, the object of my visit, were situated. Although only just of age—for if my recollection serve me, it has been a manufacturing town barely [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to the sight by turf and trees. Soon we shot in quick succession, past a light-house; a madhouse (how the lunatics flung up their caps and roared in sympathy with the headlong engine and the driving tide ! ); a jail; and other buildings: and so emerged into a noble bay, whose waters sparkled in the now cloudless sunshine like Nature 's eyes turned up to Heaven. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] gaunt legs, too, and such peaked snouts, that if one of them could be persuaded to sit for his profile, nobody would recognise it for a pig 's likeness. They are never attended upon, or fed, or driven, or caught, but are thrown upon their own resources in early life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than anybody could tell him. At [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] unwieldy carcase. The wharf is some distance from the city. There is nobody down here; and one or two dull lamps upon the steamer 's decks are the only signs of life remaining, when our coach has driven away. As soon as our footsteps are heard upon the planks, a fat negress, particularly favoured by nature in respect of bustle, emerges from some dark stairs, and marshals my wife towards the ladies [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to Tom, for want of somebody else to talk to. ~~~ “ Ye see, I 'm going to get up a prime gang to take down with ye, Tom; it'll make it sociable and pleasant like,—good company will, ye know. We must drive right to Washington first and foremost, and then I'll clap you into jail, while I does the business. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Well, cheer up, kid, a year will be over in no time. I couldn't stand a year. One month's almost driven me crazy. (Parole Girl)
  • But I couldn't stop you. So I just had to go with it. So you started driving up the hill, (Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost)
  • So you 've been driving for a while or ? (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)