drive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of drive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drive sth off
Participle: driven sth off
Gerund: driving sth off

Cognates

See the 11 cognates of drive

Indicative

Present

Idrive sth off
youdrive sth off
he;she;itdrives sth off
wedrive sth off
youdrive sth off
theydrive sth off

Perfect

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

Past

Idrove sth off
youdrove sth off
he;she;itdrove sth off
wedrove sth off
youdrove sth off
theydrove sth off

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Idrive sth off
youdrive sth off
he;she;itdrive sth off
wedrive sth off
youdrive sth off
theydrive sth off

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Idrove sth off
youdrove sth off
he;she;itdrove sth off
wedrove sth off
youdrove sth off
theydrove sth off

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youdrive sth off
weLet's drive sth off
youdrive sth off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)