irregular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | sting |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | stung |
| V3 (Past participle) | stung |
| V-ing (Present participle) | stinging |
| -s form (he / she / it) | stings |
| हिंदी अर्थ | डंक मारना |
“A bee stung him on the hand.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spread | spread | spread | फैलाना | irregular |
| squeeze | squeezed | squeezed | निचोड़ना | regular |
| stare | stared | stared | घूरना | regular |
| start | started | started | शुरू करना | regular |
| steal | stole | stolen | चोरी करना | irregular |
| stick | stuck | stuck | चिपकाना | irregular |
| stir | stirred | stirred | हिलाना | regular |
| stop | stopped | stopped | रोकना | regular |
| store | stored | stored | भंडारण करना | regular |
| strike | struck | struck | प्रहार करना, हड़ताल करना | irregular |
| study | studied | studied | अध्ययन करना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is sting, V2 (past simple) is stung, and V3 (past participle) is stung. The -ing form is stinging and the he / she / it form is stings.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is stung, not stinged — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Stung at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means डंक मारना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
All verb forms → Practise these verbs free
About · Contact · Privacy Policy · Pricing
Step Ahead Grammar · Learn • Practice • Test • Improve · Step Ahead Institute