Past simple and past participle
sting
Sting is an irregular verb: its past simple is stung and its past participle is stung.
- Base form
- sting
- Past simple
- stung
- Past participle
- stung
- Definition
- Wound or pierce with a sting.
- Example
- “He was stung by a jellyfish.”
- CEFR level
- B2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.