Sink V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Sink

Sink V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Sink

Sink V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, sink doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “sink” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is sink‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with sink verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

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Sink of Definition and Meaning

Sink is a verb that means to go to the bottom, to be soaked with or to be absorbed.

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Sink

Base Form (V1)sink
Past Form (V2)sank
Past Participle Form (V3)sunk
s / es/ es (V4)sinks
‘ing’ form (V5)sinking

Sink of Past Simple V2

The verb Sink is also employed in its V2 form as “sank”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Sink of Past Participle V3

This verb’s V3 form is ‘sunk‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘sunk‘ is used.

+ In the present perfect tense, the word sink is used ‘have +’sunk ’ or ‘has +’sunk.’ 

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘sunk‘ subjects. 
  • He, she, and it are used as ‘has +’sunk‘ subjects. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +’sunk‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Sink V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: sink
NumberSingular
Present Simple of sinkIYouShe/He/It
sinksinksinks
Plural
WeYouThey
sinksinksink
Present Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
am sinkingare sinkingis sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
are sinkingare sinkingare sinking
Present Perfect of sinkIYouShe/He/It
have sunkhave sunkhas sunk
Plural
WeYouThey
have sunkhave sunkhave sunk
Present Perfect Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
have been sinkinghave been sinkinghas been sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
have been sinkinghave been sinkinghave been sinking
Past Simple of sinkIYouShe/He/It
sanksanksank
Plural
WeYouThey
sanksanksank
Past Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
was sinkingwere sinkingwas sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
were sinkingwere sinkingwere sinking
Past Perfect of sinkIYouShe/He/It
had sunkhad sunkhad sunk
Plural
WeYouThey
had sunkhad sunkhad sunk
Past Perfect Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
had been sinkinghad been sinkinghad been sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
had been sinkinghad been sinkinghad been sinking
Future Simple of sinkIYouShe/He/It
will/shall sinkwill/shall sinkwill/shall sink
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall sinkwill/shall sinkwill/shall sink
Future Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be sinkingwill/shall be sinkingwill/shall be sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be sinkingwill/shall be sinkingwill/shall be sinking
Future Perfect of sinkIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have sunkwill/shall have sunkwill/shall have sunk
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have sunkwill/shall have sunkwill/shall have sunk
Future Perfect Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been sinkingwill/shall have been sinkingwill/shall have been sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been sinkingwill/shall have been sinkingwill/shall have been sinking
Conditional Present of sinkIYouShe/He/It
would sinkwould sinkwould sink
Plural
WeYouThey
would sinkwould sinkwould sink
Conditional Perfect of sinkIYouShe/He/It
would have sunkwould have sunkwould have sunk
Plural
WeYouThey
would have sunkwould have sunkwould have sunk
Conditional Present Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
would be sinkingwould be sinkingwould be sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
would be sinkingwould be sinkingwould be sinking
Conditional Perfect Continuous of sinkIYouShe/He/It
would have been sinkingwould have been sinkingwould have been sinking
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been sinkingwould have been sinkingwould have been sinking
Present Subjunctive of sinkIYouShe/He/It
sinksinksink
Plural
WeYouThey
sinksinksink
Past Subjunctive of sinkIYouShe/He/It
sanksanksank
Plural
WeYouThey
sanksanksank
Past Perfect Subjunctive of sinkIYouShe/He/It
had sunkhad sunkhad sunk
Plural
WeYouThey
had sunkhad sunkhad sunk
Imperative of sinkIYouShe/He/It
sink
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s sinksink

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Example Sentences with Sink V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about sink sentence examples:

+ Sometimes I just want to sink my self into the water and forget about everything.

+ I bet you could really sink your teeth into that pie.

+ It took a few seconds for the import of her words to sink in

+ If our ship didn't sink, it was certainly leaking.

+ Let your feet sink into the sand and jump/

Synonym Words For Sink

Synonym of sink word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of sink:

  • fall
  • descend
  • drop
  • plunge
  • decline
  • collapse
  • dip
  • lower
  • dive
  • slump
  • nosedive
  • pitch
  • skid
  • dunk
  • come down

Opposite Words For Sink

The antonym of sink word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as sink:

  • ascend
  • rise
  • arise
  • soar
  • climb
  • fly
  • lift
  • rocket
  • float
  • levitate
  • skyrocket
  • uprise
  • upthrust
  • upturn

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Sink (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of sink?

The past tense of sink is sank. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of sink is sinks. The present participle of sink is sinking. The past participle of sink is sunk.

Base Form (V1)sink
Past Form (V2)sank
Past Participle Form (V3)sunk
s / es/ ies (V4)sinks
‘ing’ form (V5)sinking

What is the V2 and V3 form of sink?

+ The V2 and V3 form of sink  is “sank“ and “sunk”.

What is the sentence of sink?

What is the past tense V2 of sink?

+ The past tense of sink is “sank“.

What is the past participle V3 of sink?

+ The past participle of sink is “sunk“.

What is the present participle V5 of sink?

+ The present participle of sink is “sinking“.

Conclusion

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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