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The present tense form of 'drill' is drill or drills. Example: She drills her team regularly to improve their performance. (She drills her team regularly to improve their performance.)
Definition of “drill”
- to make a hole in something using a drill
- to practice or train someone in a particular skill or activity
- to repeat or emphasize something in a forceful or persistent way
Tense sentence structure and examples:
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Present Simple | drill |
| Present Continuous | drilling |
| Present Perfect | drilled |
Example
She drills holes in metal.
Example
They drill for water in dry areas.
Example
I am drilling into the wall to install the shelves.
Example
They are drilling for samples in the ice.
Example
He has drilled many holes in his career.
Example
They have drilled through solid rock.
drill Subject-Verb Agreement
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb match. They’re either both plural or both singular. A singular subject takes a singular verb. - Example: The cat is sleeping. A plural subject takes a plural verb. - Example: The cats are sleeping.
| Singular First Person (I) | drill |
| Singular Second Person (You) | drill |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | drills |
| Plural (We/You/They) | drill |
Example
I drill holes in wood.
Example
You drill holes in metal.
Example
He drills holes in concrete.
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She drills into the ground.
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It drills through rock.
Example
We drill holes in the wall.
Example
You drill into the wood.
Example
They drill for oil.
