Spring – English Verbs Conjugation

spring springs springing sprang

Spring means to jump or move suddenly, or to originate from a source. Irregular verb: spring-sprang-sprung.

Meanings

To jump or leap suddenly
To arise or originate
To release from confinement

Common Collocations

spring into action spring to mind spring a leak spring up spring from

Tip for Learners

Spring into action means to act quickly. Spring to mind means to occur as a thought. Spring a leak means to develop a hole.

Present Simple

I	spring
you	spring
he/she/it	springs
we	spring
they	spring

Examples - Present Simple

I spring into action.
You spring surprises on me.
She springs out of bed.
We spring a leak.
They spring the trap.

Present Continuous

I	am springing
you	are springing
he/she/it	is springing
we	are springing
they	are springing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am springing into action.
You are springing surprises.
She is springing out of bed.
We are springing a leak.
They are springing the trap.

Present Perfect

I	have sprung
you	have sprung
he/she/it	has sprung
we	have sprung
they	have sprung

Examples - Present Perfect

I have sprung into action.
You have sprung surprises.
She has sprung out of bed.
We have sprung a leak.
They have sprung the trap.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been springing
you	have been springing
he/she/it	has been springing
we	have been springing
they	have been springing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been springing into action.
You have been springing surprises.
She has been springing up.
We have been springing leaks.
They have been springing traps.

Past Simple

I	sprang
you	sprang
he/she/it	sprang
we	sprang
they	sprang

Examples - Past Simple

I sprang into action.
You sprang surprises.
She sprang out of bed.
We sprang a leak.
They sprang the trap.

Past Continuous

I	was springing
you	were springing
he/she/it	was springing
we	were springing
they	were springing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was springing into action.
You were springing surprises.
She was springing out of bed.
We were springing a leak.
They were springing the trap.

Past Perfect

I	had sprung
you	had sprung
he/she/it	had sprung
we	had sprung
they	had sprung

Examples - Past Perfect

I had sprung into action.
You had sprung surprises.
She had sprung out of bed.
We had sprung a leak.
They had sprung the trap.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been springing
you	had been springing
he/she/it	had been springing
we	had been springing
they	had been springing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been springing into action.
You had been springing surprises.
He had been springing up.
We had been springing leaks.
They had been springing traps.

Future Simple

I	will spring
you	will spring
he/she/it	will spring
we	will spring
they	will spring

Examples - Future Simple

I will spring into action.
You will spring surprises.
She will spring out of bed.
We will spring a leak.
They will spring the trap.

Future Continuous

I	will be springing
you	will be springing
he/she/it	will be springing
we	will be springing
they	will be springing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be springing into action.
You will be springing surprises.
He will be springing up.
We will be springing leaks.
They will be springing traps.

Future Perfect

I	will have sprung
you	will have sprung
he/she/it	will have sprung
we	will have sprung
they	will have sprung

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have sprung into action.
You will have sprung surprises.
She will have sprung out of bed.
We will have sprung a leak.
They will have sprung the trap.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been springing
you	will have been springing
he/she/it	will have been springing
we	will have been springing
they	will have been springing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been springing into action.
You will have been springing surprises.
He will have been springing up.
We will have been springing leaks.
They will have been springing traps.