to draw — English conjugation

Frequency#304Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Idraw
youdraw
he/she/itdraws
wedraw
you (pl.)draw
theydraw

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Idrew
youdrew
he/she/itdrew
wedrew
you (pl.)drew
theydrew

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam drawing
youare drawing
he/she/itis drawing
weare drawing
you (pl.)are drawing
theyare drawing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas drawing
youwere drawing
he/she/itwas drawing
wewere drawing
you (pl.)were drawing
theywere drawing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave drawn
youhave drawn
he/she/ithas drawn
wehave drawn
you (pl.)have drawn
theyhave drawn

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad drawn
youhad drawn
he/she/ithad drawn
wehad drawn
you (pl.)had drawn
theyhad drawn

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill draw
youwill draw
he/she/itwill draw
wewill draw
you (pl.)will draw
theywill draw

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be drawing
youwill be drawing
he/she/itwill be drawing
wewill be drawing
you (pl.)will be drawing
theywill be drawing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have drawn
youwill have drawn
he/she/itwill have drawn
wewill have drawn
you (pl.)will have drawn
theywill have drawn

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould draw
youwould draw
he/she/itwould draw
wewould draw
you (pl.)would draw
theywould draw