Have you ever used the word “draw” and then wondered how to talk about it when it happened in the past? It’s like when you use a crayon to make a picture. That’s drawing. But what if you want to say you did it yesterday? That’s where the past tense comes in.
The past tense of “draw” is “drew”. So, if yesterday you made a picture with your crayon, you would say, “I drew a picture.” It’s that simple.
Why “Drew”?
The simple past tense of “draw” is “drew.” We use “drew” when we want to talk about a single action of drawing that happened at a specific time in the past. It doesn’t matter if it was yesterday, a week ago, or a hundred years ago; if it’s a single action that’s finished, we use “drew.”
Examples:
- Today: “I like to draw animals.”
Yesterday: “Yesterday, I drew a cat.”
- Today: “She draws cartoons very well.”
Yesterday: “Last week, she drew a funny cartoon for the school newspaper.”
Why “Drew” and Not “Drawed”?
You might wonder why it’s “drew” and not “drawed.” This is because “draw” is what we call an irregular verb in English. Unlike regular verbs that just add “-ed” to make the past tense, irregular verbs change in their own unique way. There are quite a few irregular verbs, and “draw” with its past tense “drew” is one of them.
The Past Participle: Drawn
“Drawn” is what we call the past participle form of “draw.” We use “drawn” when we are talking about an action in the past that is related to another action or time. It’s often used with helping verbs like “have,” “has,” or “had.”
Example:
- I have drawn many portraits this year.
- She had drawn the curtains before it got dark.
Remember:
- Drew is used for actions in the past that are finished and stand alone. For example, “He drew a circle.”
- Drawn is used with “have” or “had” to talk about actions that are completed. For example, “She has drawn all the characters for her book.”
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