Past tense of ping
regular verb
The past tense of ping is pinged. The past participle is also pinged.
Forms of ping
| Base form (V1) | ping /pɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pinged |
| Past participle (V3) | pinged |
| Present participle | pinging |
| Third person singular | pings |
Less standard forms: pang (nonstandard), pung (nonstandard).
Pinged in a sentence
- The microwave pinged.2013, Francine Rivers, And the Shofar Blew
- I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
- Just then another sensor pinged; a heatspot on the exterior hull, not far from the stasis switch.1990, Larry Niven, Man-Kzin Wars III. From the entry heatspot
- Alexander-Arnold saw it, caught Divok Origi’s eyes and pinged the perfect cross for a double-take of a winning goal.2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, The Guardian. From the entry pigeon-chested
Meaning of ping
- noun A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- noun A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
- noun A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
Questions about the past tense of ping
- What is the past tense of ping?
- The past tense of ping is pinged.
- What is the past participle of ping?
- The past participle of ping is pinged.
- Is ping a regular or irregular verb?
- Ping is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is pang correct?
- pang is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of ping is pinged.
- Is pung correct?
- pung is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of ping is pinged.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ping (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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