The Verb "Wring" in English

Conjugation of "To Wring"

The verb "wring" is an irregular verb. (This means that "wring" 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 Wring"

FormwringAlternative Name
Base FormwringInfinitive Form
The -S FormwringsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormwrungSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormwringingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formwrung[no alternative name]

"To Wring" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "wring" 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
  • wrung
  • wrung
  • wrung
  • wrung
  • wrung
  • wrung
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was wringing
  • were wringing
  • was wringing
  • were wringing
  • were wringing
  • were wringing
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had wrung
  • had wrung
  • had wrung
  • had wrung
  • had wrung
  • had wrung
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been wringing
  • had been wringing
  • had been wringing
  • had been wringing
  • had been wringing
  • had been wringing
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
  • wring
  • wring
  • wrings
  • wring
  • wring
  • wring
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am wringing
  • are wringing
  • is wringing
  • are wringing
  • are wringing
  • are wringing
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have wrung
  • have wrung
  • has wrung
  • have wrung
  • have wrung
  • have wrung
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been wringing
  • have been wringing
  • has been wringing
  • have been wringing
  • have been wringing
  • have been wringing
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 wring
  • will wring
  • will wring
  • will wring
  • will wring
  • will wring
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be wringing
  • will be wringing
  • will be wringing
  • will be wringing
  • will be wringing
  • will be wringing
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have wrung
  • will have wrung
  • will have wrung
  • will have wrung
  • will have wrung
  • will have wrung
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been wringing
  • will have been wringing
  • will have been wringing
  • will have been wringing
  • will have been wringing
  • will have been wringing
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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This page was written by Craig Shrives.