What is the past participle of stink?

The past participle of stink is stunk.

What are the three forms of stink?

The three forms are stink – stank – stunk: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is stink a regular or an irregular verb?

Stink is irregular: its past simple is stank, not stinked.

Stink past tense: stank, stunk

smell badly

Stink is an irregular English verb: the past simple of stink is stank and the past participle is stunk. Learn the three forms together — stink – stank – stunk.

Verb forms

Base form

stink

/stɪŋk/

Past Simple

stank

/stæŋk/

Past Participle

stunk

/stʌŋk/

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Example sentences

Base form · stink

Rotten eggs stink terribly.

Past Simple · stank

The fridge stank after the power cut.

Past Participle · stunk

The room has stunk of paint since Monday.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I stink he / she / it stinks	I stank	I have stunk
Present Continuous:I am stinking · he / she / it is stinking

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Stink belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (stink – stank – stunk), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – stank: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – stunk: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you stink…? I didn’t stink.

Verbs with the same pattern

be — was/were — been do — did — done go — went — gone know — knew — known take — took — taken see — saw — seen

Quick quiz

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Questions about stink

What is the past simple of stink?: The past simple of stink is stank.
What is the past participle of stink?: The past participle of stink is stunk.
What are the three forms of stink?: The three forms are stink – stank – stunk: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is stink a regular or an irregular verb?: Stink is irregular: its past simple is stank, not stinked.