verb · neutral
drive
/draɪv/DRIVE
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to control and move a vehicle, especially a car
Examples
“I usually drive to campus because the bus is unreliable.”
“She drove us home after the party.”
“He has driven across the country twice.”
Band 8 sentence
“During my internship I often drove to clients in the suburbs because many offices were poorly connected by public transport.”
Collocations
- drive a car
- go for a long drive
- driving licence
- drive someone to (place)
Word family
drive verb (base)drives verb (3rd sing.)drove verb (past simple)driven verb (past participle)driving verb (gerund/participle), noundriver noun
Common mistakes
drived / driveed→drove (past) / driven (past participle)
have drove→have driven
I drive yesterday→I drove yesterday
Say it for a higher band
5go→6travel→7+drive
Synonyms
steer
operate (a vehicle)
Easily confused
ride
“I usually ride my bike to school.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Irregular forms
Learn it with its set