Irregular VerbsPast tense of “sink”: sank, sunk
The verb “sink” is irregular: its past simple is “sank” and its past participle is “sunk”.
Base form (V1)
sink
/sɪŋk/
Past simple (V2)
sank
/sæŋk/
Past participle (V3)
sunk
/sʌŋk/
Meaning
to go down under the water
Example
The old ship sank quickly.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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