The Verb "Sling" in English

by Craig Shrives

Conjugation of "To Sling"

The verb "sling" is an irregular verb. (This means that "sling" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Sling"

FormslingAlternative Name
Base FormslingInfinitive Form
The -S FormslingsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormslungSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormslingingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formslung[no alternative name]

"To Sling" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "sling" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • slung
  • slung
  • slung
  • slung
  • slung
  • slung
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was slinging
  • were slinging
  • was slinging
  • were slinging
  • were slinging
  • were slinging
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had slung
  • had slung
  • had slung
  • had slung
  • had slung
  • had slung
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been slinging
  • had been slinging
  • had been slinging
  • had been slinging
  • had been slinging
  • had been slinging
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • sling
  • sling
  • slings
  • sling
  • sling
  • sling
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am slinging
  • are slinging
  • is slinging
  • are slinging
  • are slinging
  • are slinging
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have slung
  • have slung
  • has slung
  • have slung
  • have slung
  • have slung
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been slinging
  • have been slinging
  • has been slinging
  • have been slinging
  • have been slinging
  • have been slinging
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will sling
  • will sling
  • will sling
  • will sling
  • will sling
  • will sling
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be slinging
  • will be slinging
  • will be slinging
  • will be slinging
  • will be slinging
  • will be slinging
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have slung
  • will have slung
  • will have slung
  • will have slung
  • will have slung
  • will have slung
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been slinging
  • will have been slinging
  • will have been slinging
  • will have been slinging
  • will have been slinging
  • will have been slinging
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

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