Lesson
The festive time is upon us & maybe for a few of you, the festive hangovers are also very evident. A good time to introduce another exception to the rule, if of course you can focus on the screen :-))
DRINK:
As a noun - a liquid that can be swallowed as a refreshment or as food.
Tea, coffee, a fizzy drink, whiskey, milk etc ... Cola is a fizzy drink.
As the verb - I like to drink tea in the morning.
I watch all my friends drink pint after pint, but I'm here just drinking my colas.
DRINKABLE:
The adjective - This coffee is not drinkable, it's too strong for me.
DRANK:
As the past - My friends drank too much last night, but I'm as fresh as a daisy this morning.
The Exception:
DRUNK - past participle
As the noun - a person who is drunk = drinks excessively most of the time.
• The mother tells the boy, not to approach the man lying on the bench with all the bottles underneath, "no Tommy, that drunk could be dangerous".
Phrases:
• He was arrested last night for being drunk & disorderly. = creating a public disturbance under the influence of alcohol.
• He was as drunk as a lord. = extremely drunk.
• He was as drunk as a skunk. = extremely drunk.
So an incorrect form is - I'm sorry, I drunk all the milk.
Correct form is - I'm sorry, I drank all the milk.
Possible misunderstandings:
He's drank a little .... = a small amount has been consumed.
He's drunk a little ... = could be misunderstood that he's an alcoholic.
