The English verb 'cling' is pronounced as [klɪŋ].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb cling: Infinitive (cling), Past Simple - (clung), Past Participle - (clung).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb cling
👉 Forms of verb cling in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of cling.
Cling: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| cling [klɪŋ] |
clung [klʌŋ] |
clung [klʌŋ] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb cling?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'cling'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'cling'
- the first form (V1) is 'cling' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'clung' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'clung' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of cling?
The past tense and past participle of cling are: cling in past simple is clung, and past participle is clung.
What is the past tense of cling?
The past tense of the verb "cling" is "clung", and the past participle is "clung".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — cling in past simple clung
(V2).
Future simple — cling in future simple is cling (will + V1).
Present Perfect — cling in present perfect tense is
clung
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — cling in past perfect tense is
clung
(had + V3).
cling regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'cling' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'cling' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb cling in Sentences
- He clung to us last year (Past Simple)
- This shirt has clung to my back for months (Past Simple)
- In China, we prefer to cling on to our civilisation (Present Simple)
- He tends to cling to people who are kind to him (Present Simple)
- Christianity is to cling onto when all else fails (Present Simple)
- He clings to his friends because they're all he has (Present Simple)
- I don't think Nietzsche would ever say "cling to your own humanity" (Present Simple)
- She clung to the nostalgia of the tutu (Past Simple)
- Maybe I like being clung to (Present Simple)
- My wet clothes clung to my body and I enjoyed it (Past Simple)
