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Sang/Sung
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Sang vs. Sung
Sang
Performed the act of producing musical sounds with the voice
Examples:
Synonyms:
chanted
crooned
voiced
Antonyms:
spoke
talked
Sung
Having been performed a song or melody using the voice.
Examples:
Synonyms:
chanted
sung
Antonyms:
unsung
Ways to tell them apart:
Sang
is in the past tense. Remember it as something that was sung yesterday or a while ago.
Sung
is the past participle, often used with
have
or
had
to indicate a continuation until now or a completed action.
Think of
sang
as standalone—simple past actions—and
sung
as a companion to auxiliary verbs for the complete or ongoing past.
When to use sang:
When to use sung:
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