VERBONKSPlay freeSting past tense and past participlesting · stung · stung
The past participle (the 3rd form) of sting is stung and the past simple is stung. The three forms are sting, stung, stung. Not "stinged"! sting is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Sting in a sentence
A bee stung my nose.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I sting · she stings |
| Present continuous | I am stinging · they are stinging |
| Past simple | I stung · she stung · they stung |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't sting · she didn't sting |
| Past simple, question | Did you sting? · Did she sting? |
| Present perfect | I have stung · she has stung |
| Past perfect | I had stung |
| Future | I will sting |
Common mistakes with sting
✗ I stinged✓ I stung✗ I didn't stung✓ I didn't sting✗ Did you stung?✓ Did you sting?✗ I have sting✓ I have stung
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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sting significa picar (insecto). Pasado: stung. Participio: stung.
🍯 sting 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 sting
What is the past tense of sting?
The past simple of "sting" is "stung". Example: A bee stung my nose.
What is the past participle of sting?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "sting" is "stung", as in "I have stung".
What are the 3 forms of sting?
V1 sting, V2 stung, V3 stung.
Is sting a regular or an irregular verb?
"sting" is an irregular verb: the past is not "stinged" but "stung".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de sting?
"sting" significa "picar (insecto)". Pasado: stung. Participio: stung.