Past tense of sing
The past simple of sing is sang and the past participle is sung: sing – sang – sung.
- Base form V1
- sing
- Past simple V2
- sang
- Past participle V3
- sung
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Meaning of sing
To produce a melody with your voice, often by pronouncing words at different notes
- ExampleEveryone sang together at the end of the concert.
Sing, sang, sung in sentences
- Past simpleThe children sang a happy song.
- Past participleShe has sung in a choir since May.
Common mistakes
singedsang. Sing is irregular, so it does not take -ed.She has sang in a choir since May.She has sung in a choir since May. After have, use the past participle, sung.
Similar verbs
Built on sing, with the same forms: outsing.
All three forms different, like sing: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of sing?
Sang. For example: The children sang a happy song.
What is the past participle of sing?
Sung. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has sung in a choir since May.
Is sing a regular verb?
No. Sing is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
