Past tense of string
The past simple of string is strung and the past participle is strung: string – strung – strung.
- Base form V1
- string
- Past simple V2
- strung
- Past participle V3
- strung
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Meaning of string
To fit strings onto a musical instrument
- ExampleThe technician strung the old violin.
String, strung, strung in sentences
- Past simpleHe strung the guitar himself.
- Past participleThe lights have been strung across the yard.
Common mistakes
stringedstrung. String is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on string, with the same forms: hamstring.
Past simple and past participle the same, like string: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of string?
Strung. For example: He strung the guitar himself.
What is the past participle of string?
Strung. It follows be in the passive, as in The lights have been strung across the yard.
Is string a regular verb?
No. String is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
