Past tense of string
irregular verb
The past tense of string is strung. The past participle is also strung.
Forms of string
| Base form (V1) | string /stɹɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | strung /stɹʌŋ/ |
| Past participle (V3) | strung /stɹʌŋ/ |
| Present participle | stringing |
| Third person singular | strings /stɹɪŋz/ |
Less standard forms: stringed (colloquial).
Strung in a sentence
- While he was strung out, he ranted about conspiracies that he couldn't remember when he sobered.From the entry strung out
- She wore a necklace strung with weirdly-shaped pearls.From the entry weirdly
- After the storm the armada was strung out over the ocean, unable to cover each other in battle.From the entry strung out
- The line was strung above China’s so-called Grand Canyon, located in Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province.2012 April 26, Mark McDonald, “A Man on a Wire Above China’s ‘Grand Canyon’”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington…. From the entry Enshi
- She'd tell me about one guy she'd kind of strung along without really meaning to, and zoop!2010, Carolyn Godschild Miller, Soulmates. From the entry zoop
Meaning of string
- noun A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- noun Control; influence.
- noun The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
Verbs like string
Questions about the past tense of string
- What is the past tense of string?
- The past tense of string is strung.
- What is the past participle of string?
- The past participle of string is strung.
- Is string a regular or irregular verb?
- String is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is stringed correct?
- stringed is marked colloquial in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of string is strung.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: string (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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