scrub

Regular
Infinitive
scrub
Past Simple
scrubbed
Past Participle
scrubbed
-ing Form
scrubbing
3rd Person
scrubs
scrub scrubs scrubbing scrubbed

Scrub means to clean by rubbing hard. Regular verb: scrub-scrubbed-scrubbed.

Meanings

  • To clean by rubbing
  • To cancel (informal)
  • To remove thoroughly

Common Collocations

scrub the floor scrub clean scrub up scrub the mission

Tip for Learners

Scrub can mean clean or cancel. "Scrub up before surgery."
Present Simple
I scrub
you scrub
he/she/it scrubs
we scrub
they scrub
Examples - Present Simple
  • I scrub the floors weekly.
  • You scrub the dishes.
  • She scrubs the bathroom.
  • We scrub the pots.
  • They scrub the walls.
Present Continuous
I am scrubbing
you are scrubbing
he/she/it is scrubbing
we are scrubbing
they are scrubbing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am scrubbing the floor.
  • You are scrubbing dishes.
  • She is scrubbing the bathroom.
  • We are scrubbing pots.
  • They are scrubbing walls.
Present Perfect
I have scrubbed
you have scrubbed
he/she/it has scrubbed
we have scrubbed
they have scrubbed
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have scrubbed the floor.
  • You have scrubbed dishes.
  • She has scrubbed the bathroom.
  • We have scrubbed pots.
  • They have scrubbed walls.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scrubbing
you have been scrubbing
he/she/it has been scrubbing
we have been scrubbing
they have been scrubbing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been scrubbing floors.
  • You have been scrubbing dishes.
  • She has been scrubbing bathrooms.
  • We have been scrubbing pots.
  • They have been scrubbing walls.
Past Simple
I scrubbed
you scrubbed
he/she/it scrubbed
we scrubbed
they scrubbed
Examples - Past Simple
  • I scrubbed the floor.
  • You scrubbed dishes.
  • She scrubbed the bathroom.
  • We scrubbed pots.
  • They scrubbed walls.
Past Continuous
I was scrubbing
you were scrubbing
he/she/it was scrubbing
we were scrubbing
they were scrubbing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was scrubbing the floor.
  • You were scrubbing dishes.
  • She was scrubbing the bathroom.
  • We were scrubbing pots.
  • They were scrubbing walls.
Past Perfect
I had scrubbed
you had scrubbed
he/she/it had scrubbed
we had scrubbed
they had scrubbed
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had scrubbed the floor.
  • You had scrubbed dishes.
  • She had scrubbed the bathroom.
  • We had scrubbed pots.
  • They had scrubbed walls.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scrubbing
you had been scrubbing
he/she/it had been scrubbing
we had been scrubbing
they had been scrubbing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been scrubbing floors.
  • You had been scrubbing dishes.
  • He had been scrubbing bathrooms.
  • We had been scrubbing pots.
  • They had been scrubbing walls.
Future Simple
I will scrub
you will scrub
he/she/it will scrub
we will scrub
they will scrub
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will scrub the floor.
  • You will scrub dishes.
  • She will scrub the bathroom.
  • We will scrub pots.
  • They will scrub walls.
Future Continuous
I will be scrubbing
you will be scrubbing
he/she/it will be scrubbing
we will be scrubbing
they will be scrubbing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be scrubbing floors.
  • You will be scrubbing dishes.
  • He will be scrubbing bathrooms.
  • We will be scrubbing pots.
  • They will be scrubbing walls.
Future Perfect
I will have scrubbed
you will have scrubbed
he/she/it will have scrubbed
we will have scrubbed
they will have scrubbed
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have scrubbed the floor.
  • You will have scrubbed dishes.
  • She will have scrubbed the bathroom.
  • We will have scrubbed pots.
  • They will have scrubbed walls.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scrubbing
you will have been scrubbing
he/she/it will have been scrubbing
we will have been scrubbing
they will have been scrubbing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been scrubbing floors.
  • You will have been scrubbing dishes.
  • He will have been scrubbing bathrooms.
  • We will have been scrubbing pots.
  • They will have been scrubbing walls.
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