I drive the tractor vs I drive a tractor

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I drive the tractor' implies that the speaker is referring to a specific tractor that both the speaker and the listener are aware of. On the other hand, 'I drive a tractor' is a more general statement, indicating that the speaker drives any tractor without specifying a particular one.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

I drive the tractor

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific tractor that both the speaker and the listener are aware of.

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James, I'm begging you now to just drive the tractor into the field to do cultivating.
I said I can drive a tractor.
I'd probably drink a case of beer, get in my tractor and drive it into Marvin's parking lot and plow his BMW under.
I can drive a tractor sunup to sundown, plow 800 acres of open fields, and I'm not fit?
Let's take a break so I can drive a tractor through that big open mind of yours.
In the case of a two-wheel drive tractor this will normally be the rear axle; this arrangement is shown in Annex IV, fig. 7.
Tractor - Drive wheel - standard tread
Tractor - Drive wheel - special tread
Tractor drive wheels and forestry machines - normal
Agricultural tractor drive wheel tyres: regular tread
Agricultural tractor drive wheel tyres: flotation service (shallow tread)
These workers should be authorised to drive agricultural tractors on public roads, when they have acquired an equivalent driving licence in their home country, so as to be a fully deployable part of the workforce.
Now I drive the big man.
I drive the new Lamborghini quite badly.
I drive the motor home back and forth to road games.
Don't drive a tractor on the street in traffic.
If we had not, tractor and dumper-truck drivers would have had to drive their tractor or their dumper-truck for between two to four hours.
So how can we save the next person that drives a tractor with mismatched equipment?
Category "T" entitles to drive agricultural tractor with trailer (trailers) or slow-moving vehicle with a trailer (trailers) only on Polish territory.
Agricultural tractor drive wheel tyres: cane and rice service (deep tread)

Alternatives:

I drive that tractor over there.
I drive the red tractor on the farm.

I drive a tractor

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used in a general sense to indicate that the speaker drives any tractor without specifying a particular one.

Show examples from the web [+]

I said I can drive a tractor.
I can drive a tractor sunup to sundown, plow 800 acres of open fields, and I'm not fit?
Let's take a break so I can drive a tractor through that big open mind of yours.
Don't drive a tractor on the street in traffic.
So how can we save the next person that drives a tractor with mismatched equipment?
I'd probably drink a case of beer, get in my tractor and drive it into Marvin's parking lot and plow his BMW under.
James, I'm begging you now to just drive the tractor into the field to do cultivating.
In the case of a two-wheel drive tractor this will normally be the rear axle; this arrangement is shown in Annex IV, fig. 7.
Tractor - Drive wheel - standard tread
Tractor - Drive wheel - special tread
Tractor drive wheels and forestry machines - normal
Agricultural tractor drive wheel tyres: regular tread
Agricultural tractor drive wheel tyres: flotation service (shallow tread)
These workers should be authorised to drive agricultural tractors on public roads, when they have acquired an equivalent driving licence in their home country, so as to be a fully deployable part of the workforce.
Now that I drive a war rig...
That's why I drive a Subaru.
I drive a 2008 Honda Accord, white.
I drive a stiff bargain, it's true.
Richard Hammond faces trial by fire and I drive a Ferrari on the Moon.
I drive a hybrid, it's much better for the environment.

Alternatives:

I drive tractors for a living.
I drive a tractor on weekends.

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I drive the tractor vs I drive a tractor