Irregular VerbsPast tense of “stink”: stank, stunk
The verb “stink” is irregular: its past simple is “stank” and its past participle is “stunk”.
Base form (V1)
stink
/stɪŋk/
Past simple (V2)
stank
/stæŋk/
Past participle (V3)
stunk
/stʌŋk/
Meaning
to smell very bad
Example
The garbage stank in the heat.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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