Past tense of spring
irregular verb
The past tense of spring is sprang or sprung. The past participle is sprung.
Forms of spring
| Base form (V1) | spring /ˈspɹɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sprang /ˈspɹæŋ/ sprung /spɹʌŋ/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sprung /spɹʌŋ/ |
| Present participle | springing /ˈspɹɪŋɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | springs /spɹɪŋz/ |
Past tense of spring by meaning
- to move or burst forth.: sprang or sprung
- to spend the springtime somewhere.: springed
Sprang and sprung in a sentence
- The boat sprang a leak and began to sink.
- There was moisture in the ground, and from it sprang a million flowers, gold and blue and brown and red.1974, James Albert Michener, Centennial, page 338
- The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.From the entry spring back
- Willie suddenly realized the heat really wasn't off the criminal persons, and he sprang into action.2017, Joe Archibald, The Willie Klump MEGAPACK®, page 302. From the entry blister
- Storm sprang onto the bed and nosed around her with his whiskers.2013, Deborah Bedford, Blessing, →ISBN, page 142. From the entry nose around
Meaning of spring
- verb To move or burst forth.
- verb To appear.
- verb To grow, to sprout.
Verbs like spring
Questions about the past tense of spring
- What is the past tense of spring?
- The past tense of spring is sprang or sprung.
- What is the past participle of spring?
- The past participle of spring is sprung.
- Is spring a regular or irregular verb?
- Spring is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spring (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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