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Sank vs. Sunk

Sank

/sæŋk/

To have gone down below the surface of water or another liquid

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Sunk

To go down below the surface or to settle deeply into something

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Ways to tell them apart:

Sank is the simple past tense of sink, indicating an action that happened in the past.
Sunk is the past participle of sink, typically used with auxiliary verbs like has or have.
Use sank when you are talking about something that already happened and is completed.
Reserve sunk for perfect tenses where you need an auxiliary verb.
Remember: sank for simple past, sunk with a helper verb.

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