Past tense of spring
The past simple of spring is sprang and the past participle is sprung: spring – sprang – sprung.
- Base form V1
- spring
- Past simple V2
- sprang
- Past participle V3
- sprung
Sprung is also used in American English.
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Meaning of spring
To move towards a place with sudden speed
- ExampleThe cat sprang onto the wall.
Spring, sprang, sprung in sentences
- Past simpleThe cat sprang onto the wall.
- Past participleNew shops have sprung up everywhere.
Common mistakes
springedsprang. Spring is irregular, so it does not take -ed.New shops have sprang up everywhere.New shops have sprung up everywhere. After have, use the past participle, sprung.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like spring: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of spring?
Sprang. For example: The cat sprang onto the wall.
What is the past participle of spring?
Sprung. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in New shops have sprung up everywhere.
Is spring a regular verb?
No. Spring is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
