Sink: sink – sank – sunk
Irregular verb, level A2.
Base form (V1)sink
Past simple (V2)sank
Past participle (V3)sunk
Meaning
To go down under the water.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
A heavy stone will sink in water.
Past simple (V2)
The little boat sank in the storm.
Past participle (V3)
The ship has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of sink.
Verbs that change the same way
The vowel changes i – a – u
begindrinksingswimshrinkringstinkspring
Phrasal verbs with sink
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