GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of swing
Conjugation of the verb swing:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
swing
Past Simple:
swung
Past Partciple:
swung
Present Partciple:
swinging
Third Person Singular:
swings
Definition:
To move repeatedly backward and forwards or from side to side.
Example(s):
He was swinging his hand back and forth.
She was sitting on the wall with her legs swinging
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as swing. They are:
- Verbs with u in the past simple and past participle.
- Verbs like 'cling, clung, clung'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| cling | clung | clung |
| dig | dug | dug |
| fling | flung | flung |
| hang | hung/hanged | hung/hanged |
| sling | slung | slung |
| slink | slunk | slunk |
| sneak | snuck/sneaked | snuck/sneaked |
| spin | spun/span | spun |
| sting | stung | stung |
| string | strung | strung |
| swing | swung | swung |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
