Verb - to drink
Vocabulary
Present form - drink
Let's break it down.
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Subject + verb + noun / noun phrase
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Jamie drinks a cup of coffee.
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I drink tea.
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She drinks red wine.
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He drinks a glass of white wine.
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You drink Coca-Cola.
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It drinks milk.
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Note that the subjects [Proper Noun], he, she and it change the verb so there is an 's' at the end.
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Conversation:
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A: What do you drink in the morning?
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B: I drink a cup of coffee.
B: I have a cup of coffee.
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A: What should I drink before bed?
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B: I always drink milk.
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B: I always have milk.
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A: What does your Dad drink?
B: He drinks red wine.
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B: He has red wine.
NATURAL ENGLISH
Past form - drank
Let's break it down.
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Subject + verb + noun / noun phrase
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Jamie drank a cup of coffee.
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I drank a pint of beer.
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She drank a cup of tea.
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He drank lemonade.
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You drank two glasses of red wine.
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It drank some milk.
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Note that the verb does not change depending on the subject.
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Conversation:
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A: What did you drink yesterday evening?
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B: I drank a beer.
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B: I had a beer.
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A: What did you drink with dinner?
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B: I drank some red wine.
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B: I had some red wine.
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A: What type of tea did your mum drink at the cafe?
B: She drank a cup of tea.
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B: She had a cup of tea.
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NATURAL ENGLISH
We often use 'had' instead of 'drank', especially when it obvious that the object was drank.
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She had a glass of wine.
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It is obvious that wine is drank and so 'had' is used.
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They had a lot of beer.
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This means that they drank a lot of beer, but 'had' is used because it is obvious.