Word
sung
Phoneticssung
US/ˈsəŋ/
UK/sˈʌŋ/
Definitions
01past participle of sing
v. the form of 'sing' used after 'have', 'has', or 'had'.
v. the past participle of the irregular verb 'sing'.
“She has sung in the church choir for over ten years.”
“By the time the curtain fell, the lead soprano had sung three demanding arias with flawless technique.”
Pitfall
I have sang that song before.
I have sung that song before.
Use 'sang' for the simple past and 'sung' for the past participle after 'have'.
02simple past of sing
v. an older or regional way to say 'sang'.
v. an archaic or dialectal variant of the simple past 'sang'.
“In the old folk tale, the bird sung a beautiful melody to the king.”
“The poet employed the archaic form 'sung' to maintain the meter and evoke a sense of historical gravitas in the opening stanza.”
Archaic · Dialect
Usage
In modern standard English, 'sang' is the only accepted simple past form.
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