soak

Regular
Infinitive
soak
Past Simple
soaked
Past Participle
soaked
-ing Form
soaking
3rd Person
soaks
soak soaks soaking soaked

Soak means to make thoroughly wet. Regular verb: soak-soaked-soaked.

Meanings

  • To make thoroughly wet
  • To immerse in liquid
  • To absorb

Common Collocations

soak up soak in water soaking wet soak through

Tip for Learners

Soak up means absorb. "Soak up the sunshine!"
Present Simple
I soak
you soak
he/she/it soaks
we soak
they soak
Examples - Present Simple
  • I soak in the bath for hours.
  • You soak the beans overnight.
  • She soaks up the sun.
  • We soak the dishes.
  • They soak up knowledge.
Present Continuous
I am soaking
you are soaking
he/she/it is soaking
we are soaking
they are soaking
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am soaking in the bath.
  • You are soaking the beans.
  • She is soaking up the sun.
  • We are soaking the dishes.
  • They are soaking up knowledge.
Present Perfect
I have soaked
you have soaked
he/she/it has soaked
we have soaked
they have soaked
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have soaked in the bath.
  • You have soaked the beans.
  • She has soaked up the sun.
  • We have soaked the dishes.
  • They have soaked up knowledge.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been soaking
you have been soaking
he/she/it has been soaking
we have been soaking
they have been soaking
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been soaking in the bath.
  • You have been soaking beans.
  • She has been soaking up sun.
  • We have been soaking dishes.
  • They have been soaking up knowledge.
Past Simple
I soaked
you soaked
he/she/it soaked
we soaked
they soaked
Examples - Past Simple
  • I soaked in the bath.
  • You soaked the beans.
  • She soaked up the sun.
  • We soaked the dishes.
  • They soaked up knowledge.
Past Continuous
I was soaking
you were soaking
he/she/it was soaking
we were soaking
they were soaking
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was soaking in the bath.
  • You were soaking beans.
  • She was soaking up sun.
  • We were soaking dishes.
  • They were soaking up knowledge.
Past Perfect
I had soaked
you had soaked
he/she/it had soaked
we had soaked
they had soaked
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had soaked in the bath.
  • You had soaked the beans.
  • She had soaked up the sun.
  • We had soaked the dishes.
  • They had soaked up knowledge.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been soaking
you had been soaking
he/she/it had been soaking
we had been soaking
they had been soaking
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been soaking in the bath.
  • You had been soaking beans.
  • He had been soaking up sun.
  • We had been soaking dishes.
  • They had been soaking up knowledge.
Future Simple
I will soak
you will soak
he/she/it will soak
we will soak
they will soak
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will soak in the bath.
  • You will soak the beans.
  • She will soak up the sun.
  • We will soak the dishes.
  • They will soak up knowledge.
Future Continuous
I will be soaking
you will be soaking
he/she/it will be soaking
we will be soaking
they will be soaking
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be soaking in the bath.
  • You will be soaking beans.
  • He will be soaking up sun.
  • We will be soaking dishes.
  • They will be soaking up knowledge.
Future Perfect
I will have soaked
you will have soaked
he/she/it will have soaked
we will have soaked
they will have soaked
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have soaked in the bath.
  • You will have soaked the beans.
  • She will have soaked up the sun.
  • We will have soaked the dishes.
  • They will have soaked up knowledge.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been soaking
you will have been soaking
he/she/it will have been soaking
we will have been soaking
they will have been soaking
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been soaking in the bath.
  • You will have been soaking beans.
  • He will have been soaking up sun.
  • We will have been soaking dishes.
  • They will have been soaking up knowledge.
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