Question

Is it ‘hanged out’ or ‘hung out’ (past tense)?

Answer 1

Hint: The past tense is used to describe events that occurred in the past. In English, the past tense is formed by taking the present tense of a word and adding the suffix -ed. To make the past tense of the verb "walk," for example, add -ed to form "walked."

Complete answer:
Past tense – Verbs in the past tense are used to describe an occurrence, case, or circumstance that occurred in the past. We have four forms of past tense verbs based on each tense's four aspects that speak about the completion of the event or action:
- Simple Past Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

‘Hang’ past tense –
- The verb hang has two past tense forms: hanged and hung.
- The term "hanged" only refers to death by hanging.
- The term hung is used with all other past tenses of hang.
- The term "hanged" is only used when an individual is executed by hanging. While the word "hang" can be used in a variety of ways, "hung" is the past tense.

Hang and hung have a variety of slang meanings.
i) He's well hung. That's something we're all familiar with.
ii) What's the status of hanging down? What I mean is, how are you doing? It can also be used as a witty alternative to 1.
iii) I can't seem to get the hang of it. It means I don't know how to use it.
'Hang out,' 'Hung out,' 'Hanging out.

To "hang out" is an urban idiom that means "to visit often" or "to spend time." Frank Sinatra was a frequent visitor to the Clam Broth House in Hoboken, NJ, which was demolished in 2003.

The general rule for the past tense of hang is to use the word hung in nearly all cases. On the wall, I hung a photo of Sonali Singh. He went to the library after school. When an individual is suspended by a rope around the neck before they die, use the term hanged.

Therefore, the past tense of hang is both hung and hanged but these are used in different situations as mentioned above.

Note: The past and past participle of the same initial (transitive and intransitive) verb hang are both hanged and hung. (This is why there is a misunderstanding.) Their definitions, however, are distinct. When a person is hanged, that is, when they are put to death by suspending their neck, the term "hanged" is used. It may also refer to the act of supporting something from above against gravity, such as a frame, tapestry, or painting.