What is the past participle of swing?

The past participle of swing is swung.

What are the three forms of swing?

The three forms are swing – swung – swung: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is swing a regular or an irregular verb?

Swing is irregular: its past simple is swung, not swinged.

Swing past tense: swung, swung

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Swing is an irregular English verb: the past simple of swing is swung and the past participle is swung. Learn the three forms together — swing – swung – swung.

Verb forms

Base form

swing

/swɪŋ/

Past Simple

swung

/swʌŋ/

Past Participle

swung

/swʌŋ/

Press the speaker button to hear each form. The transcription under each word shows the British pronunciation (IPA).

Example sentences

Base form · swing

Children love to swing in the playground.

Past Simple · swung

The monkey swung from branch to branch.

Past Participle · swung

Public opinion has swung in their favour.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I swing he / she / it swings	I swung	I have swung
Present Continuous:I am swinging · he / she / it is swinging

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Swing belongs to the ABB group: the past simple and the past participle are the same (swung). This is the largest group of irregular verbs — you only need to learn one past form.

Past simple – swung: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – swung: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you swing…? I didn’t swing.

Verbs with the same pattern

have — had — had say — said — said get — got — got/gotten make — made — made think — thought — thought find — found — found

Quick quiz

Which sentence is correct?

Questions about swing

What is the past simple of swing?: The past simple of swing is swung.
What is the past participle of swing?: The past participle of swing is swung.
What are the three forms of swing?: The three forms are swing – swung – swung: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is swing a regular or an irregular verb?: Swing is irregular: its past simple is swung, not swinged.