CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SANK
PRESENT
Present
I sink
you sink
he/she/it sinks
we sink
you sink
they sink
Present continuous
I am sinking
you are sinking
he/she/it is sinking
we are sinking
you are sinking
they are sinking
Present perfect
I have sunk
you have sunk
he/she/it has sunk
we have sunk
you have sunk
they have sunk
Present perfect continuous
I have been sinking
you have been sinking
he/she/it has been sinking
we have been sinking
you have been sinking
they have been sinking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I sank
you sank
he/she/it sank
we sank
you sank
they sank
Past continuous
I was sinking
you were sinking
he/she/it was sinking
we were sinking
you were sinking
they were sinking
Past perfect
I had sunk
you had sunk
he/she/it had sunk
we had sunk
you had sunk
they had sunk
Past perfect continuous
I had been sinking
you had been sinking
he/she/it had been sinking
we had been sinking
you had been sinking
they had been sinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sink
you will sink
he/she/it will sink
we will sink
you will sink
they will sink
Future continuous
I will be sinking
you will be sinking
he/she/it will be sinking
we will be sinking
you will be sinking
they will be sinking
Future perfect
I will have sunk
you will have sunk
he/she/it will have sunk
we will have sunk
you will have sunk
they will have sunk
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sinking
you will have been sinking
he/she/it will have been sinking
we will have been sinking
you will have been sinking
they will have been sinking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sank
you would sank
he/she/it would sank
we would sank
you would sank
they would sank
Conditional continuous
I would be sinking
you would be sinking
he/she/it would be sinking
we would be sinking
you would be sinking
they would be sinking
Conditional perfect
I would have sank
you would have sank
he/she/it would have sank
we would have sank
you would have sank
they would have sank
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sinking
you would have been sinking
he/she/it would have been sinking
we would have been sinking
you would have been sinking
they would have been sinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sink
we let´s sink
you sink
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
sinking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
4 QUOTES WITH «SANK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sank.
I grew up in St. Louis in a tiny house full of large music - Mahalia Jackson and Marian Anderson singing majestically on the stereo, my German-American mother fingering 'The Lost Chord' on the piano as golden light sank through trees, my Palestinian father trilling in Arabic in the shower each dawn.
I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.
The Oceanic White Tip is considered one of the most dangerous sharks in the sea along with the Great White and Tiger. It is responsible for some of the most famous episodes of man-eating in history, such as when the U.S.S. Indianapolis sank in 1945.
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved him. John Kerry's speech and overall ineffective convention nearly sank him in 2004 (though he was almost saved by the debates).
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANK»
Discover the use of
sank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Besides the sea, on Mr Peffer's place, there lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. One warm sunny morning for no particular reason, they decided to go for a row in the bay . . .
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What Really
Sank the Titanic
Applies cutting-edge forensic technology to the mystery of why the Titanic sank, analyzing how the ship was designed and constructed, discussing its vulnerabilities, and exploring the events of the night it sank.
Jennifer Hooper McCarty, Tim Foecke, 2012
3
Fall From Glory: The Men Who
Sank the U.S. Navy
An investigative reporter presents an expose of waste and corruption in the Navy
4
The Sounds of Summer
Sank in the Sea
Winter has come and though the fun brought by summertime begins to fade, the memories do not. The book appeals to children 2 to 5 years of age, who enjoy fun beach and summer activities.
Melanie Lippincott Zappone, 2011
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Titanic: The Ship that Never
Sank?
In April 1912 the unthinkable happened - the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. Or so it was thought. For more than 80 years, the drama of the last hours of the Titanic has long fascinated the public.
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Voyage of the Iceberg: The Story of the Iceberg that
Sank ...
This is the story of the most famous iceberg of all time--the iceberg that has gripped the imagination of the world, that humbled human technology and dramatized the wonders and dangers of the North Atlantic Ocean.
7
I
Sank the Bismarck: Memoirs of a Second World War Navy Pilot
This is his story - of how as a young man he experienced first-hand the titanic struggle for naval supremacy, the cramped-cabins and meagre rations of WW2, the mind-numbing patrols over hundreds of miles of ocean and the adrenalin and fear ...
John Moffat, Mike Rossiter, 2010
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The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I
Sank a Small Fortune into a ...
It's about Wilkinson's colorful life. That, along with elegant writing, is what makes this book so endearing-the tales are told without ego. This is less a tale about a machine than a tale about a man enjoying a machine.
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Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption
Sank the Celtic ...
The death of the Celtic tiger is not an extinction event to trouble naturalists.
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The Little Boat That Almost
Sank: Matthew 14:22-23, Mark 6:45-51
Parents trust these colorful books to teach their children Bible stories from Genesis through Acts in a fun, memorable way.
Mary Warren, Rada Warren, 1965
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sank is used in the context of the following news items.
Slave Ship Sank With Human Cargo On Board
slave trade ship CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—The discovery of a slave ship that sank off the coast of Cape Town in 1794 was announced today at Iziko ... «Archaeology, Jun 15»
Archaeologists discover 18th century wreck of slave ship off the …
When the ship sank the crew and some of the slaves, captured in the southeast African nation of Mozambique, were rescued. The surviving slaves are believed ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Coast Guard suspends search for crew member missing after …
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search late Saturday for a crew member missing after a tugboat sank that morning in the Mississippi River near Convent in ... «The Advocate, May 15»
South Korea Plans To Raise Ferry That Sank 1 Year Ago, Killing …
SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
At least 56 killed as Russian trawler sinks in icy seas
In 2011, an ageing, overcrowded tourist boat sank in Russia's Volga River, killing ... rig with 67 crew on board capsized and sank off Sakhalin in December 2011 ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
Coast Guard: Captain of tugboat that sank off NY coast panicked …
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (AP) — Coast Guard officials say the captain of a tugboat that sank off the coast of New York died after panicking and jumping in the water ... «fox6now.com, Mar 15»
Japanese warship broke up as it sank near Philippines, researchers …
U.S. forces sank the Musashi on Oct. 24, 1944, killing more than 1,000 Japanese, or about half the vessel's crew. The sinking occurred at the outset of the Battle ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
Microsoft billionaire says he has found the Musashi — a massive …
The Musashi, commissioned in 1942, sank in October 1944 in the Sibuyan Sea during the battle of Leyte, losing half of its 2,400 crew members. AP photoThis ... «National Post, Mar 15»
68 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
The double-decker ferry sank after it was hit by a cargo vessel around midday Sunday, police and witnesses said. Passengers on the ferry's lower deck may ... «CNN, Feb 15»
Scientists expose submarine hull 100 years after it sank
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A century and a half after it sank and a decade and a half after it was raised, scientists are finally getting a look at the hull of the ... «CTV News, Jan 15»
