Past tense of cling
The past simple of cling is clung and the past participle is clung: cling – clung – clung.
- Base form V1
- cling
- Past simple V2
- clung
- Past participle V3
- clung
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Meaning of cling
To hold on to someone or something tightly and refuse to let go
- ExampleThe child clung to her mother's coat in the crowd.
Cling, clung, clung in sentences
- Past simpleThe child clung to her mother.
- Past participleThe smell has clung to my coat.
Common mistakes
clingedclung. Cling is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like cling: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of cling?
Clung. For example: The child clung to her mother.
What is the past participle of cling?
Clung. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The smell has clung to my coat.
Is cling a regular verb?
No. Cling is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
