drive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of drive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drive away sb
Participle: driven away sb
Gerund: driving away sb

Cognates

See the 11 cognates of drive

Indicative

Present

Idrive away sb
youdrive away sb
he;she;itdrives away sb
wedrive away sb
youdrive away sb
theydrive away sb

Perfect

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

Past

Idrove away sb
youdrove away sb
he;she;itdrove away sb
wedrove away sb
youdrove away sb
theydrove away sb

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Idrive away sb
youdrive away sb
he;she;itdrive away sb
wedrive away sb
youdrive away sb
theydrive away sb

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Idrove away sb
youdrove away sb
he;she;itdrove away sb
wedrove away sb
youdrove away sb
theydrove away sb

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youdrive away sb
weLet's drive away sb
youdrive away sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)