VERBONKSPlay freeHang past tense and past participlehang · hung · hung
The past participle (the 3rd form) of hang is hung and the past simple is hung. The three forms are hang, hung, hung. Not "hanged"! hang is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Hang in a sentence
I hung my certificate on the wall.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I hang · she hangs |
| Present continuous | I am hanging · they are hanging |
| Past simple | I hung · she hung · they hung |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't hang · she didn't hang |
| Past simple, question | Did you hang? · Did she hang? |
| Present perfect | I have hung · she has hung |
| Past perfect | I had hung |
| Future | I will hang |
Common mistakes with hang
✗ I hanged✓ I hung✗ I didn't hung✓ I didn't hang✗ Did you hung?✓ Did you hang?✗ I have hang✓ I have hung
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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hang significa colgar. Pasado: hung. Participio: hung.
🍯 hang runs with The Stuck Gang
→ u · u
The Stuck Gang walked into a jar of honey and never got out. Whatever their vowel was, it got stuck as a u: stick → stuck, sting → stung, swing → swung, dig → dug, hang → hung. win tried to escape with an o, won, but listen: it still says "wun".
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins with a u sound.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| swing | swung | swung |
| dig | dug | dug |
| hang | hung | hung |
| win | won | won |
Questions about hang
What is the past tense of hang?
The past simple of "hang" is "hung". Example: I hung my certificate on the wall.
What is the past participle of hang?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "hang" is "hung", as in "I have hung".
What are the 3 forms of hang?
V1 hang, V2 hung, V3 hung.
Is hang a regular or an irregular verb?
"hang" is an irregular verb: the past is not "hanged" but "hung".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de hang?
"hang" significa "colgar". Pasado: hung. Participio: hung.