bang
bangs
banging
banged
Bang means to hit or make a loud noise. Regular verb: bang-banged-banged.
Meanings
- To hit forcefully
- To make a loud noise
- To close with force
Common Collocations
bang the door
bang on
bang your head
bang into
Tip for Learners
Bang can be a verb or noun. "He banged his fist on the table."
Present Simple
| I | bang |
| you | bang |
| he/she/it | bangs |
| we | bang |
| they | bang |
Examples - Present Simple
- I bang on the door when locked out.
- You bang the drums loudly.
- He bangs his fist on the table.
- We bang pots and pans at New Year.
- They bang against the wall.
Present Continuous
| I | am banging |
| you | are banging |
| he/she/it | is banging |
| we | are banging |
| they | are banging |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am banging on the door now.
- You are banging too loudly.
- She is banging the gavel.
- We are banging the drums.
- They are banging on the windows.
Present Perfect
| I | have banged |
| you | have banged |
| he/she/it | has banged |
| we | have banged |
| they | have banged |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have banged my head before.
- You have banged the door shut.
- He has banged his knee.
- We have banged the drums all night.
- They have banged on the walls.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been banging |
| you | have been banging |
| he/she/it | has been banging |
| we | have been banging |
| they | have been banging |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been banging on the door for minutes.
- You have been banging those drums all day.
- She has been banging pots in the kitchen.
- We have been banging on the issue.
- They have been banging around upstairs.
Past Simple
| I | banged |
| you | banged |
| he/she/it | banged |
| we | banged |
| they | banged |
Examples - Past Simple
- I banged my elbow on the desk.
- You banged the door in anger.
- He banged his head on the ceiling.
- We banged the drums at the parade.
- They banged on the table.
Past Continuous
| I | was banging |
| you | were banging |
| he/she/it | was banging |
| we | were banging |
| they | were banging |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was banging on the door when they opened it.
- You were banging the drums loudly.
- She was banging pots together.
- We were banging on the walls.
- They were banging upstairs.
Past Perfect
| I | had banged |
| you | had banged |
| he/she/it | had banged |
| we | had banged |
| they | had banged |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had banged my knee earlier.
- You had banged the door before I arrived.
- He had banged his head.
- We had banged on the door repeatedly.
- They had banged the drums.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been banging |
| you | had been banging |
| he/she/it | had been banging |
| we | had been banging |
| they | had been banging |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been banging on the door for ten minutes.
- You had been banging drums all night.
- She had been banging pots around.
- We had been banging on the issue.
- They had been banging upstairs for hours.
Future Simple
| I | will bang |
| you | will bang |
| he/she/it | will bang |
| we | will bang |
| they | will bang |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will bang on the door until someone answers.
- You will bang the drums at the concert.
- He will bang his fist if angry.
- We will bang pots at midnight.
- They will bang on the windows.
Future Continuous
| I | will be banging |
| you | will be banging |
| he/she/it | will be banging |
| we | will be banging |
| they | will be banging |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be banging on the door soon.
- You will be banging the drums.
- She will be banging pots in celebration.
- We will be banging on about this issue.
- They will be banging around.
Future Perfect
| I | will have banged |
| you | will have banged |
| he/she/it | will have banged |
| we | will have banged |
| they | will have banged |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have banged on every door by then.
- You will have banged the drums enough.
- He will have banged his head again.
- We will have banged pots all night.
- They will have banged on the walls.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been banging |
| you | will have been banging |
| he/she/it | will have been banging |
| we | will have been banging |
| they | will have been banging |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been banging on the door for an hour.
- You will have been banging drums for years.
- She will have been banging pots.
- We will have been banging on this issue.
- They will have been banging around.