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.