What's the past tense of "hang"?
" Why have you hanged the clothes on the line outside? "
What is wrong with the above sentence...
What's the past tense of "hang"?
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Meat is hung, but men are hanged.
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Except that the original does require the participle, not the simple past.
You hung it? Why did you hang it?
But
You have ___ it? Why have you ____ it?
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
thank you.i could get the answer.The correct answer is hung.Why have you hung the clothes?
Have you read emsr2d2's post?
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Last edited by Chicken Sandwich; 30-Dec-2012 at 17:23.