Past tense of wrong
regular verb
The past tense of wrong is wronged. The past participle is also wronged.
Forms of wrong
| Base form (V1) | wrong /ˈɹɒŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wronged /ɹɒŋd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wronged /ɹɒŋd/ |
| Present participle | wronging |
| Third person singular | wrongs /ɹɒŋz/ |
Wronged in a sentence
- The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
- He tried to get over it, but he burned for revenge against those who wronged him.From the entry burn
- I have a plan to serve up revenge on those who wronged me.From the entry serve up
- She bit down on the urge to strike the woman who had wronged her.From the entry bite down
- I don't know if I'll ever see the day when that bully will apologize for all the times he wronged me.From the entry see the day
Meaning of wrong
- adjective Incorrect or untrue.
- adjective Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
- adjective Immoral, not good, bad.
Questions about the past tense of wrong
- What is the past tense of wrong?
- The past tense of wrong is wronged.
- What is the past participle of wrong?
- The past participle of wrong is wronged.
- Is wrong a regular or irregular verb?
- Wrong is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wrong (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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