Drill V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, drill doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “drill” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is drill‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with drill verbs?
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Drill of Definition and Meaning
Drill is a verb that means to cut, bore, or penetrates a hole into something
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Drill
| Base Form (V1) | drill |
| Past Form (V2) | drilled |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | drilled |
| s / es/ es (V4) | drills |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | drilling |
Drill of Past Simple V2
The verb Drill is also employed in its V2 form as “drilled”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Drill of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “drilled”. drilled is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word drill is used ‘have +’drilled ’ or ‘has +’drilled.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘drilled‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +’drilled‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +’drilled‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Drill V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Conjugation table: drill | |||
| Number | Singular | ||
| Present Simple of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| drill | drill | drills | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| drill | drill | drill | |
| Present Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| am drilling | are drilling | is drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| are drilling | are drilling | are drilling | |
| Present Perfect of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| have drilled | have drilled | has drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have drilled | have drilled | have drilled | |
| Present Perfect Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| have been drilling | have been drilling | has been drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have been drilling | have been drilling | have been drilling | |
| Past Simple of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| drilled | drilled | drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| drilled | drilled | drilled | |
| Past Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| was drilling | were drilling | was drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| were drilling | were drilling | were drilling | |
| Past Perfect of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| had drilled | had drilled | had drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had drilled | had drilled | had drilled | |
| Past Perfect Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| had been drilling | had been drilling | had been drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had been drilling | had been drilling | had been drilling | |
| Future Simple of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall drill | will/shall drill | will/shall drill | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall drill | will/shall drill | will/shall drill | |
| Future Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall be drilling | will/shall be drilling | will/shall be drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall be drilling | will/shall be drilling | will/shall be drilling | |
| Future Perfect of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have drilled | will/shall have drilled | will/shall have drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have drilled | will/shall have drilled | will/shall have drilled | |
| Future Perfect Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have been drilling | will/shall have been drilling | will/shall have been drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have been drilling | will/shall have been drilling | will/shall have been drilling | |
| Conditional Present of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| would drill | would drill | would drill | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would drill | would drill | would drill | |
| Conditional Perfect of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have drilled | would have drilled | would have drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have drilled | would have drilled | would have drilled | |
| Conditional Present Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| would be drilling | would be drilling | would be drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would be drilling | would be drilling | would be drilling | |
| Conditional Perfect Continuous of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have been drilling | would have been drilling | would have been drilling | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have been drilling | would have been drilling | would have been drilling | |
| Present Subjunctive of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| drill | drill | drill | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| drill | drill | drill | |
| Past Subjunctive of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| drilled | drilled | drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| drilled | drilled | drilled | |
| Past Perfect Subjunctive of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| had drilled | had drilled | had drilled | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had drilled | had drilled | had drilled | |
| Imperative of drill | I | You | She/He/It |
| drill | |||
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| Let’s drill | drill | ||
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Example Sentences with Drill V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about drill sentence examples:
+ You should drill a hole through here.
+ Are you the one who drills into my wall?
+ We will need something stronger to drill this.
+ They drill the giant boulder with their strongest tool.
+ Should we drill this wall, I am afraid it is too thin to drill through.
Synonym Words For Drill
Synonym of drill word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of drill:
- pierce
- puncture
- bore
- perforate
- penetrate
- riddle
- prick
- punch
- hole
- dig
Opposite Words For Drill
The antonym of drill word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as drill:
- close
- fill
- seal
- close up
- plug
- clog
- block
- block up
- cover
- pack
- bury
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Drill (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of drill?
The past tense of drill is drilled. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of drill is drills. The present participle of drill is drilling. The past participle of drill is drilled.
| Base Form (V1) | drill |
| Past Form (V2) | drilled |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | drilled |
| s / es/ ies (V4) | drills |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | drilling |
What is the V2 and V3 form of drill?
+ The V2 and V3 form of drill is “drilled“.
What is the sentence of drill?
What is the past tense V2 of drill?
+ The past tense of drill is “drilled“.
What is the past participle V3 of drill?
+ The past participle of drill is “drilled“.
What is the present participle V5 of drill?
+ The present participle of drill is “drilling“.
Conclusion
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