CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUNK
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 sunk
you would sunk
he/she/it would sunk
we would sunk
you would sunk
they would sunk
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 sunk
you would have sunk
he/she/it would have sunk
we would have sunk
you would have sunk
they would have sunk
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNK»
The term «sunk» is quite widely used and occupies the
25.809 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «SUNK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sunk.
Who knows but that England may revive in New South Wales when it has sunk in Europe.
If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite clear. You've got to take that job.
If I wanted to be Rimbaud, what was I doing in graduate school? Trying to stay out of the army, of course. Graduate study gave me a draft deferment. But I also knew I lacked erudition and polish and was often sunk in forlorn reveries.
It still hasn't sunk in that I'm going to be in Coronation Street. Everything about the role is brilliant and I'm working with some great people.
We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we're sunk.
I'm glad acting sunk its teeth into me, because now I can't imagine doing anything else.
On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway onto a skid track. The week before that they put me in a car and sunk me to the bottom of a lake to see if I could escape without an oxygen tank.
Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNK»
Discover the use of
sunk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sunk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Loss of the Ship Essex,
Sunk by a Whale
This discovery has vastly expanded and clarified the history of an event as grandiose in its time as the Titanic. This edition presents Nickerson’s never-before-published chronicle alongside Chase’s version.
Owen Chase, Thomas Nickerson, Nathaniel Philbrick, 2000
2
Sacked Or
Sunk?: Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, Exposing ...
An impartial account of the events leading to the withdrawal of the President's pleasure in respect of the Chief of the Naval Staff - the constitutional and legal norms which should have been duly followed.
3
Sunk Without Trace: 30 Dramatic Accounts of Yachts Lost at Sea
Gripping, real life stories of yachts lost at sea from the author of the bestselling Total Loss.
In New Orleans or Sunk! author Dean E. Felsing narrates this story of an incredible crew on an unbelievable expedition. At the time, Felsing was a fourteen-year-old boy and a member of the Weekend Program for troubled kids.
5
Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and ...
Heroism and survival at sea
6
Sunk Costs and Market Structure: Price Competition, ...
" -- Jean Tirole, MIT "Sunk Costs and Market Structure" bridges the gap between the new generation of game-theoretic models, which have dominated the industrial organization literature over the past ten years, and the traditional empirical ...
7
Sunk!: exploring underwater archaeology
A survey of the methods and equipment of underwater archaeologists is accompanied by accounts of actual explorations, finds, and retrievals in the Mediterranean, Red, Caribbean, and other seas
Geography Department, Runestone Press. Geography Dept, 1994
8
Sunk Like God Behind the House
Maynard's finely tuned lyricism is as capable of Pidgin English as of the pure song of connection and love. And thus, the other marvel of this collection: Maynard's impressive poetic skills. Sunk Like God Behind the House is a joyous debut.
9
The
Sunk Cost Effect of Time: An Exploration and an Explanation
ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION The Sunk Cost Effect of Time: An
Exploration and an Explanation by Anton Domingo Navarro Doctor of Philosophy
in Psychology University of California, San Diego, 2007 Professor Edmund
Fantino, ...
Anton Domingo Navarro, 2007
10
An Empirical Model of
Sunk Costs and the Decision to Export
The second column restricts the interaction terms with YM to equal zero, implying
sunk costs do not vary over time. The t'jrd column restricts the coefficents on Yu_2
and Yk_3 to equal zero, implying that the sunk costs of eatry are the same for ...
Mark J. Roberts, James R. Tybout
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNK»
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sunk is used in the context of the following news items.
WW2 ships HSK Kormoran and the HMAS Sydney sank off the …
The first images of two warships which sunk after a deadly battle during World War II have emerged. The wrecks lie 20 kilometres apart from each another about ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Propeller from first U-boat sunk in First World War returned to Germany
A brass propeller from the first U-boat to be sunk a century ago has been given ... War but sank five British merchant ships before being sunk in March 1915. «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
Reservoir Patrol: 2 boats intentionally sunk
The Reservoir Patrol said two boats at the Jackson Yacht Club marina were intentional sunk over the weekend. Witnesses say a running water hose was placed ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jun 15»
Barataria Bay sunk to serve as artificial reef
GULF OF MEXICO (WLOX) - A decommissioned fishing boat will be a source of new life in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine ... «WLOX, Jun 15»
Chinese Boat Among 41 Sunk by Indonesia for Illegal Fishing
Beijing expressed concern Thursday after Indonesia destroyed 41 impounded foreign vessels, including a Chinese boat, as the world's biggest archipelago ... «Newsmax, May 15»
Dakota Midday: 'Nova' Uncovers Secrets of Nazi U-boat Sunk in Gulf …
The German naval command caught the U.S. unprepared and their subs sunk hundreds of tankers and freighters supplying the European war effort. The U-166 ... «SDPB Radio, May 15»
Tug Boat to be Sunk in the Gulf for New Artificial Reef
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A decommissioned tug boat will be sunk off the waters of Pensacola beach to become a new artificial reef. The Pensacola News ... «WCTV, May 15»
See Giant Marble Crucifix Sunk as Memorial to Lake Michigan's Dead
Resting along with the souls who lost their lives over the years in Lake Michigan shipwrecks is an artifact purposely sunk decades ago to offer comfort: a giant ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
Malaysian ship sunk for illegal fishing
North Sumatra Water Police sank on Thursday a ship flying the Malaysian flag for illegally fishing in Pandan Island waters, North Sumatra. Witnessed by North ... «Jakarta Post, Jan 15»
Artificial reef from HMCS Annapolis to be sunk in Howe Sound
He gave the example of the G.B. Church, the first vessel sunk by B.C.'s Artificial Reef Society. The 175-foot coastal freighter has been at the bottom of the ocean ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»
