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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
drink/drank/drunk, drunk driving
"Drink" is an "irregular" verb.
That means it forms its past and past participle in some way other
than by adding "d" or "ed."
This "other way" may involve changing the spelling or making no
change at all (as in "burst, burst, burst").
The past tense of "drink" is "drank."
The past participle is "have drunk."
v
I DRINK any water available, whether tap or bottled.
v
He DRANK every ounce of the soda and belched through my
live shot.
v
We've DRUNK enough coffee to keep us awake through the
speech.
For years Mrs. B has been an advocate of "drunken driving."
Well, not exactly.
Usage experts now say "drunken" implies a habitual state of
being drunk, as in "He is a drunken wife abuser."
"Drunk driving" is bcoming the preferred term.
v
She was cited for DRUNK driving.
Don't let Mrs. B ever catch that happening to you.
