What is the difference bettween...?

Question

sang versus sung
rang versus rung
swang versus swung
like is there a reason they're different or is it just the way its said. I already know they are all in the past tense.

Answer 1

Sang and rang are past tense.
Sung and rung are past participle.

Past tense is often talking about a period of time. For example, if someone asked you what you did last night, you might answer "I sang dirges in the dark" not "I have sung dirges in the dark." The other form refers to things you have done historically. For example, if someone asks you what bells you have rung, you might answer "I have rung this bell, that bell, and the other one." Honestly, it's a tought distinction to describe, but hopefully this is helpful.

Note also that sung and rung will almost always be preceded with the would "have" or "has". The words sang and rang won't.

It is in fact true that all past verbs have a past participle tense as well, but many are just the same word (e.g. talked or said). The difference between sang and sung is the same as the difference between ate and eaten, or wrote and written, or beat and beaten.

There's another difference -- when using active voice versus passive voice -- rung and sung will be in the passive voice "The bell was rung by me" and the other form is the active "I rang the bell."

Answer 2

Swang is not a real word.

Although the words are past tenses of, respectively sing and ring, for sung and rung, it is also a part participle

Answer 3

Yes, one is Active the other Passive voice.
The choir sang the song. (active)
The song was sung by the choir (passive)
The verger rang the bell. (active)
The bell was rung by the verger. (passive)
I don't think swang is a real word.
English uses swung for both.

Answer 4

Are you asking if they are pronounced differently?
Yes, they are.

And they are past participles. I'm pretty sure.

I'm not familiar with Swang.

Answer 5

all t he same to me