Past Tense Of Sting, Past Participle Form of Sting, Sting Stung V1 V2 V3

Past Tense Of Sting, Past Participle Form of Sting, Sting Stung V1 V2 V3

Past Tense of Sting

We use the word ‘sting’ very often in our daily life. In this post, we will examine the details of this widely used expression. If you are ready, let’s start!

Meaning

The first meaning of this word is wounding or piercing with a sting. Another meaning of this word is swindling or exorbitantly overcharging (someone).

Base Form Examples

• Do these bees sting?

V2 Past Simple

In the example below, you can see how the past form of the verb ‘sting’ is used. The V2 version of this verb is ‘stung’.

Examples

• An insect settling on a flower stung a girl.
• Carlisle was stung by a bee.

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V3 Past Participle

The V2 and V3 forms of the word ‘sting’ are the same. The V3 version of this verb is ‘stung’. ‘Stung’ is used in the case of Past Perfect Tense or Present Perfect Tense. If the question is in the present perfect tense, we use the word sting as ‘have + stung’ or ‘has + stung’. The subjects I, you, we are used with ‘have + stung’. The subjects he, she, it, are used with ‘has + stung’. If the Past Perfect Tense is in question, the use is ‘had + stung’ regardless of the subject this time.

Examples

• The seawater had stung my cut.
• Tears had stung his eyes and clouded his thoughts.
• A cheater man had stung the bank for thousands.