string

Irregular
Infinitive
string
Past Simple
strung
Past Participle
strung
-ing Form
stringing
3rd Person
strings
string strings stringing strung

String means to put on string, or to extend in line. Irregular: string-strung-strung.

Meanings

  • To put on string
  • To extend in line
  • To fit strings to instrument
  • Thin cord (noun)

Common Collocations

string along strung out string of string together no strings attached

Tip for Learners

String along = deceive over time. Strung out = exhausted OR addicted. No strings attached = no conditions. String together = connect in sequence. "Highly strung" = nervous.
Present Simple
I string
you string
he/she/it strings
we string
they string
Examples - Present Simple
  • I string beads for jewelry.
  • You string along the story.
  • She strings the guitar.
  • We string lights on the tree.
  • They string words together.
Present Continuous
I am stringing
you are stringing
he/she/it is stringing
we are stringing
they are stringing
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am stringing beads.
  • You are stringing me along.
  • She is stringing the guitar.
  • We are stringing lights.
  • They are stringing words together.
Present Perfect
I have strung
you have strung
he/she/it has strung
we have strung
they have strung
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have strung beads.
  • You have strung me along.
  • She has strung the guitar.
  • We have strung lights.
  • They have strung words together.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stringing
you have been stringing
he/she/it has been stringing
we have been stringing
they have been stringing
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stringing beads.
  • You have been stringing me along.
  • She has been stringing guitars.
  • We have been stringing lights.
  • They have been stringing words together.
Past Simple
I strung
you strung
he/she/it strung
we strung
they strung
Examples - Past Simple
  • I strung beads.
  • You strung me along.
  • She strung the guitar.
  • We strung lights.
  • They strung words together.
Past Continuous
I was stringing
you were stringing
he/she/it was stringing
we were stringing
they were stringing
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was stringing beads.
  • You were stringing me along.
  • She was stringing the guitar.
  • We were stringing lights.
  • They were stringing words together.
Past Perfect
I had strung
you had strung
he/she/it had strung
we had strung
they had strung
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had strung beads.
  • You had strung me along.
  • She had strung the guitar.
  • We had strung lights.
  • They had strung words together.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stringing
you had been stringing
he/she/it had been stringing
we had been stringing
they had been stringing
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stringing beads.
  • You had been stringing me along.
  • He had been stringing guitars.
  • We had been stringing lights.
  • They had been stringing words.
Future Simple
I will string
you will string
he/she/it will string
we will string
they will string
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will string beads.
  • You will string me along.
  • She will string the guitar.
  • We will string lights.
  • They will string words together.
Future Continuous
I will be stringing
you will be stringing
he/she/it will be stringing
we will be stringing
they will be stringing
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be stringing beads.
  • You will be stringing me along.
  • He will be stringing guitars.
  • We will be stringing lights.
  • They will be stringing words.
Future Perfect
I will have strung
you will have strung
he/she/it will have strung
we will have strung
they will have strung
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have strung beads.
  • You will have strung me along.
  • She will have strung the guitar.
  • We will have strung lights.
  • They will have strung words together.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stringing
you will have been stringing
he/she/it will have been stringing
we will have been stringing
they will have been stringing
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stringing beads.
  • You will have been stringing me along.
  • He will have been stringing guitars.
  • We will have been stringing lights.
  • They will have been stringing words.
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