The past tense of hang, is hanged?

Aaron · Fri Feb 01, 2008 0:08 am *The past tense of hang, is hanged?*

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #259 "Irregular Verbs Test (7)", question 6

I ......... a beautiful, framed photograph on my living room wall this past weekend. I just love it!

(a) hang
(b) hung
(c) hangs

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #259 "Irregular Verbs Test (7)", answer 6

I hung a beautiful, framed photograph on my living room wall this past weekend. I just love it!

Correct answer: (b) hung
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The past tense of hang, is hanged?

Aaron

lost_soul · Fri Feb 01, 2008 0:27 am *The past tense of hang, is hanged?*

Hi,
When you talk about people having been executed/killed via strangulation, you use hanged, e.g. they hanged him for the treason, He hanged himself with a guitar string
Otherwise, you use hung
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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

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