Past tense of sing
irregular verb
The past tense of sing is sang or sung. The past participle is sung.
Forms of sing
| Base form (V1) | sing /ˈsɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sang /ˈsæŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sung /sʌŋ/ |
| Present participle | singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sings /sɪŋz/ |
Sang and sung in a sentence
- ‘He says the Walcott Inlet men have sung him, and this tribe will meet the Walcott men and fight when the big walk-about comes, after the peanut season.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 212
- ‘We sung them two real good.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 343
- I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes.From the entry sharp
- The paradigm of "to sing" is "sing, sang, sung". The verb "to ring" follows the same paradigm.From the entry paradigm
- The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.From the entry anthem
Meaning of sing
- verb To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
- verb To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
- verb To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
Verbs like sing
Questions about the past tense of sing
- What is the past tense of sing?
- The past tense of sing is sang or sung.
- What is the past participle of sing?
- The past participle of sing is sung.
- Is sing a regular or irregular verb?
- Sing is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sing (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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