Past simple and past participle
ring
Ring is an irregular verb: its past simple is rang and its past participle is rung.
- Base form
- ring
- Past simple
- rang
- Past participle
- rung
- Definition
- (Of a bell, phone, or alarm) make a clear, resonant sound.
- Example
- “The phone rang twice before she answered.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.