How To Conjugate The Verb “hang”?
Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “hang” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.
Let’s start by defining the verb “hang.”
Understanding the Verb “hang.”
Definition
1. To suspend or be suspended from above without support from below.
2. To spend time idly.
3. To be executed.
NOTE:
The past simple and past participle form hanged is reserved for people being suspended by a rope around the neck until dead (i.e., meaning N° 3). For meanings N° 1 & 2, the form hung is used.
Examples
1. Why don’t we hang the picture on the wall?
I hung the washing out to dry.
Please, hang your coat on the rack over there.
2. She spent the day hanging with her friend.
3. He was hanged for murderer.
Conjugation
Let’s conjugate the verb hang in different forms:
1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular
- hangs
2. The Present Participle
- hanging
3. The Past Simple
- hung/hanged
4. The Past Participle
- hung/hanged
Irregular Verb Pattern
– Verbs with ‘u’ in the past simple and past participle.
– Verbs like ‘cling, clung, clung’.