Irregular VerbsPast tense of “sting”: stung, stung
The verb “sting” is irregular: its past simple is “stung” and its past participle is “stung”.
Base form (V1)
sting
/stɪŋ/
Past simple (V2)
stung
/stʌŋ/
Past participle (V3)
stung
/stʌŋ/
Meaning
to hurt someone with a small sharp part, like a bee
Example
A bee stung him on the arm.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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