draughtproof

(ˈdrɑːftpruːf)

adj

(Building) protected against draughts

vb (tr)

(Building) to protect (doors and windows) against draughts

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draughtproof

Past participle: draughtproofed
Gerund: draughtproofing

Imperative
draughtproof
draughtproof

Present
I draughtproof
you draughtproof
he/she/it draughtproofs
we draughtproof
you draughtproof
they draughtproof

Preterite
I draughtproofed
you draughtproofed
he/she/it draughtproofed
we draughtproofed
you draughtproofed
they draughtproofed

Present Continuous
I am draughtproofing
you are draughtproofing
he/she/it is draughtproofing
we are draughtproofing
you are draughtproofing
they are draughtproofing

Present Perfect
I have draughtproofed
you have draughtproofed
he/she/it has draughtproofed
we have draughtproofed
you have draughtproofed
they have draughtproofed

Past Continuous
I was draughtproofing
you were draughtproofing
he/she/it was draughtproofing
we were draughtproofing
you were draughtproofing
they were draughtproofing

Past Perfect
I had draughtproofed
you had draughtproofed
he/she/it had draughtproofed
we had draughtproofed
you had draughtproofed
they had draughtproofed

Future
I will draughtproof
you will draughtproof
he/she/it will draughtproof
we will draughtproof
you will draughtproof
they will draughtproof

Future Perfect
I will have draughtproofed
you will have draughtproofed
he/she/it will have draughtproofed
we will have draughtproofed
you will have draughtproofed
they will have draughtproofed

Future Continuous
I will be draughtproofing
you will be draughtproofing
he/she/it will be draughtproofing
we will be draughtproofing
you will be draughtproofing
they will be draughtproofing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been draughtproofing
you have been draughtproofing
he/she/it has been draughtproofing
we have been draughtproofing
you have been draughtproofing
they have been draughtproofing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been draughtproofing
you will have been draughtproofing
he/she/it will have been draughtproofing
we will have been draughtproofing
you will have been draughtproofing
they will have been draughtproofing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been draughtproofing
you had been draughtproofing
he/she/it had been draughtproofing
we had been draughtproofing
you had been draughtproofing
they had been draughtproofing

Conditional
I would draughtproof
you would draughtproof
he/she/it would draughtproof
we would draughtproof
you would draughtproof
they would draughtproof

Past Conditional
I would have draughtproofed
you would have draughtproofed
he/she/it would have draughtproofed
we would have draughtproofed
you would have draughtproofed
they would have draughtproofed

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Translations

draughtproof

, (US) draftproof

adj windows, doors → dicht; room → gegen Zugluft geschützt

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