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Grammar reference

cling

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: clingpast: clungpast participle: clung

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I clingyou clinghe/she/it clingswe clingthey cling

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am clingingyou are clinginghe/she/it is clingingwe are clingingthey are clinging

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have clungyou have clunghe/she/it has clungwe have clungthey have clung

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been clingingyou have been clinginghe/she/it has been clingingwe have been clingingthey have been clinging

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I clungyou clunghe/she/it clungwe clungthey clung

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was clingingyou were clinginghe/she/it was clingingwe were clingingthey were clinging

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had clungyou had clunghe/she/it had clungwe had clungthey had clung

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will clingyou will clinghe/she/it will clingwe will clingthey will cling

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have clungyou will have clunghe/she/it will have clungwe will have clungthey will have clung

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would clingyou would clinghe/she/it would clingwe would clingthey would cling

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I clingyou clinghe/she/it clingwe clingthey cling