VERBONKSPlay freeSwing past tense and past participleswing · swung · swung
The past participle (the 3rd form) of swing is swung and the past simple is swung. The three forms are swing, swung, swung. Not "swinged"! swing is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Swing in a sentence
The dog swung the bat. BONK!
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I swing · she swings |
| Present continuous | I am swinging · they are swinging |
| Past simple | I swung · she swung · they swung |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't swing · she didn't swing |
| Past simple, question | Did you swing? · Did she swing? |
| Present perfect | I have swung · she has swung |
| Past perfect | I had swung |
| Future | I will swing |
Common mistakes with swing
✗ I swinged✓ I swung✗ I didn't swung✓ I didn't swing✗ Did you swung?✓ Did you swing?✗ I have swing✓ I have swung
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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swing significa balancear. Pasado: swung. Participio: swung.
🍯 swing 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 swing
What is the past tense of swing?
The past simple of "swing" is "swung". Example: The dog swung the bat. BONK!
What is the past participle of swing?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "swing" is "swung", as in "I have swung".
What are the 3 forms of swing?
V1 swing, V2 swung, V3 swung.
Is swing a regular or an irregular verb?
"swing" is an irregular verb: the past is not "swinged" but "swung".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de swing?
"swing" significa "balancear". Pasado: swung. Participio: swung.