English · A1 · verb · 4 minutes
Drink: present tense
Use drink/drinks and distinguish liquids from servings.
Understand the choice
Drink is both verb and countable noun in service contexts. Water and milk are normally uncountable; a coffee/a beer can mean one serving.
Core rule: Drink adds -s with he/she/it; uncountable liquids take quantity phrases when counted.
Notice it in context
I drink water, and my friends drink coffee.
Bebo agua y mis amigos beben café.
Drink is base with I and plural friends; the objects are general liquids.
Does he drink enough water?
Is his water intake sufficient?
Does starts the question; drink stays base.
She drinks tea, but we drink juice.
Tea is her drink; juice is ours.
Drinks contrasts she with base drink after we.
What to remember
- A drink is any beverage; to drink without an object can imply alcohol in context.
- Enough comes before a noun: enough water.
Common trap: Do not add an article to general water.