Past Tense Of Hang – Hanged Or Hung?

What Is The Past Tense Of Hang?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, hang past tense can be hung or hanged. “Hung” is used in most cases. Its most common meaning is to attach something at the top and let the below part free.

Is hanged the past tense of hang? Yes, but what is the difference between hanged and hung? The answer is that we only use hanged as a past tense of hang when it comes to someone sentenced to death by hanging.

In addition to hang in past tense, below are other tense forms of hang that our team has compiled:

To know how to correctly pronounce “hung or hanged”, you can watch this video to have native speakers’ accents:

Pronunciation

According to the Macmillan dictionary, the IPA transcription of “hung” is /hʌŋ/, and of hanged is /hæŋd/. The past participle of hang is also hanged or hung, so they’re pronounced the same as the past tense for hang. The table below can make it clearer.

Definitions And How To Use Hung/Hanged?

The English verb hang has the following meanings:

• To attach, fasten or support something at the top so that the other part is free to move or  is loose.

Example: The activists hung a banner from the roof of the building. Through that campaign, they wanted to get more people involved in their activities.

• To fall in the way it hangs.

Example: My grandmother’s hair hanged down to her waist. I was amazed when I see that smooth, healthy long hair.

Example: They’re speaking Spanish, aren’t they?

•  To bend or let something curve down

Example: My heart flutters when I see branches hung heavy with snow. Another warm Christmas season has come again with family members.

• To kill someone by tying a rope around their neck and letting them drop, especially as punishment for a serious crime.

Example: She hanged herself after her husband and child were lost in an accident.

•  To spend time relaxing/enjoying

Example: You hung with his family last week, didn’t you?

• To stay in the air

Example: The hawk hung in the air for a while then plunged to grab its prey.

• (of a system) To stop working

Example: It just hung while being downloaded to the computer.

The past tense of hang is used to describe an action that happened before the time of speaking.

Examples:

• He hung his coat in the hallway and forgot to bring it home.
• He was sentenced to death and hung that year.

You may have heard the birdsong every morning when you woke up. At that time, the smoke from the houses hung above the village.

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Created on April 25, 2023 By Benjamin Essek

Past Tense Of Hang

Choose the correct verb tense to fill in the blanks:

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Bill: Have you …… your hat on the clothes rack yet?

Jim: Yes. You don't always have to remind me like that. I'm not a kid anymore.

Bill: That's what you think. In my eyes, you are always a child.

hung

hanged

hang

A&B

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The smoke …… in the air around the village early in the morning when I woke up. It's the smoke that rises from the bread ovens early in the morning that I used to get up early to see, but now it's gone.

hung

hang

hanging

hunged

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Gilbert: Do you wanna come …… with me? I just discovered a new cake recipe and want you to taste it.

Anne: Of course! Then can I bring some cake for Jinny? Her parents are on a business trip, so she's home alone.

Gilbert: No problem!

hung

hang

hanged

hangs

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She has lost 10 kg in the last 2 months and the old suit …… loosely on her. Her efforts and hard work have paid off.

hang

hunged

hung

A&C

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I don't know who took my blueberry jacket. I …… it on the hook yesterday afternoon but can't find it now.

hung

hanged

hangs

A&B

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FAQs

What Are Synonyms And Antonyms Of Hang?

Common synonyms of “hang” are: attach, bend, cover, dangle, decorate, drape, drift, flap, float, hold, hover, lean, pin, remain, stay up, stick, swing, wave, cling, droop, drop, fasten, fix, flop, furnish, impend, incline, loll, lop, lower, and overhang.

Settle, sink, ascent, rise, upgrade, uphill, and uprise are named antonyms of “speak”.

Is Hanged A Word?

No. Many people are confused about the fact that the word “hanged” is a single word with a complete meaning. However, it does not belong to any of the four main word classes: verbs, nouns, adjectives or adverbs. It’s just a form of the verb hang in past tense.

It can make a sentence complete, but alone it will not be a complete word. Hope you find this explanation clear.

Benjamin Essek

His name is Benjamin Essek – The founder of Grammar Wiki. He is an English native speaker and has joined many English classes, learning communities to support other people with this common language as well.