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Past tense of hang

The past simple of hang is hung and the past participle is hung: hang – hung – hung.

Base form V1
hang
Past simple V2
hung
Past participle V3
hung
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Meaning of hang

To support something from its upper part while leaving the remainder free

  • ExampleHang your coat on the hook.

Hang, hung, hung in sentences

  • Past simpleShe hung her coat by the door.
  • Past participleThe picture has hung there for years.

Common mistakes

  • hanged hung. Hang is irregular, so it does not take -ed.

Similar verbs

Built on hang, with the same forms: overhang, rehang.

Past simple and past participle the same, like hang: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.

Common questions

What is the past tense of hang?

Hung. For example: She hung her coat by the door.

What is the past participle of hang?

Hung. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The picture has hung there for years.

Is hang a regular verb?

No. Hang is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.

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