soak
soaks
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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.