I can sing a song.
I sang a song.
I sung a song??
What is the correct way to use 'sang' and 'sung'? I'm confused!
2006-11-24 13:06:56 · 12 answers · asked by Melanie P 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
there are many different forms of sing, depending on the way it issin being used. it can be either present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, + future perfect. its a bit confusing but we're doing it in english right now. Both Sang and Sung are past tense, but sung has to be used with a helping verb.
SING
Present: I SING the songs today.
Past: I SANG the songs yesterday.
Future: I WILL SING the songs tomorrow.
Present Perfect: I HAVE SUNG the songs before.
Past Perfect: I HAD SUNG the songs before.
Future Perfect: By Friday, I WILL HAVE SUNG the songs many times.
hope that helps!
2006-11-24 13:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♫☺bee yourself☺♫♥ 3 · 13⤊ 1⤋
Sang is the simple past. I sang a song. The action is over.
Sung is the past participle, which means you must use an auxiliary with it. You can't use it alone. I have sung many songs. I had sung that song before. Depending on the verb tense, the meaning will vary. When you get in the perfect tenses, an action happened in the past, but there are consequences to the action or situation in the present.
Present perfect:
I have sung many songs, but none of them compare to my new song.
Past perfect:
I don't deserve any credit for performing well tonight. I had sung that song before.
It is confusing and I'm much better at explaining in person.
2006-11-24 15:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Miss T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just different tenses, as in time periods. One good sentence would be: The man sung loudly while the woman sang poorly. You are saying what the woman did while the man was doing it. I could say, I've sung poorly in the past and sang great today.
Hope that helps a little bit and I didn't just make things worse.
2006-11-24 13:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
sang is the simple past - sung is the perfect... that just means that if you say you 'sang' something, you are okay - you can't say you 'sung' something without a helping verb. for example,
I sang that song yesterday.
He has sung that song before, but he sang a different one yesterday.
Hope that helps.
2006-11-24 13:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by cakramer99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And man can I tell this song was not written the way it's been sung???? or sang? I think sung.....but someone elses thinks sang?????
2014-01-26 05:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by SHAR 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I'd skip sung in favor of sang, for a song they used to sing.
2006-11-24 13:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sang is used when writing in past tense and sung is used when writing past particples. Sung will have words such as have, had, has, ect. in the sentence.
Sung in a sentence: Have you sung your part yet?
Sang in a sentence: Kim sang beautifully tonight.
If you need more information I suggest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_tense or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Tense
Hope this helps! :)
2006-11-24 13:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by Trinity 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After the choir had sung, the people agreed the members sang better together then any one could sing alone.
2006-11-24 13:11:29 · answer #8 · answered by wholenote4 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I like to sing songs. I sang a song yesterday. A song is usually sung, not spoken.
P.S. Of COURSE sung is a word!!! Where do some of you kids go to school??? Don't they teach grammar any more?
2006-11-24 13:11:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
He sang the song, and the song was sung beautifully.
2006-11-25 03:11:55 · answer #10 · answered by searious 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋