Cling: cling – clung – clung
Irregular verb, level B1.
Base form (V1)cling
Past simple (V2)clung
Past participle (V3)clung
Meaning
To hold on to something tightly.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
The baby will cling to his mother's arm.
Past simple (V2)
The child clung to her mother's hand.
Past participle (V3)
The little monkey has clung to its mother all day.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of cling.
Verbs that change the same way
The vowel changes to u (or o)
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