Past tense of stink
The past simple of stink is stank and the past participle is stunk: stink – stank – stunk.
- Base form V1
- stink
- Past simple V2
- stank
- Past participle V3
- stunk
Stunk is also used in American English.
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Meaning of stink
To have a strong, horrible smell
- ExampleThe bin stinks in this heat.
Stink, stank, stunk in sentences
- Past simpleThe kitchen stank of fish.
- Past participleThe bin has stunk all week.
Common mistakes
stinkedstank. Stink is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The bin has stank all week.The bin has stunk all week. After have, use the past participle, stunk.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like stink: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of stink?
Stank. For example: The kitchen stank of fish.
What is the past participle of stink?
Stunk. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The bin has stunk all week.
Is stink a regular verb?
No. Stink is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
