Wring – English Verbs Conjugation

wring wrings wringing wrung

Wring means to squeeze and twist to remove liquid, or to extract with effort. Don't confuse with "ring". Irregular: wring-wrung-wrung.

Meanings

To squeeze and twist
To extract by twisting
To squeeze tightly (hands)
To cause pain or distress

Common Collocations

wring out wring your hands wring someone's neck wringing wet wring a confession

Tip for Learners

Don't confuse wring (squeeze) with ring (bell sound). Wring your hands = show distress. I'll wring your neck = threat (usually not serious). Wringing wet = soaking wet.

Present Simple

I	wring
you	wring
he/she/it	wrings
we	wring
they	wring

Examples - Present Simple

I wring out the towel.
You wring your hands.
She wrings the mop.
We wring the cloth.
They wring confessions.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am wringing out the towel.
You are wringing your hands.
She is wringing the mop.
We are wringing the cloth.
They are wringing confessions.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have wrung out the towel.
You have wrung your hands.
She has wrung the mop.
We have wrung the cloth.
They have wrung confessions.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been wringing towels.
You have been wringing your hands.
She has been wringing the mop.
We have been wringing cloths.
They have been wringing confessions.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I wrung out the towel.
You wrung your hands.
She wrung the mop.
We wrung the cloth.
They wrung confessions.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was wringing out the towel.
You were wringing your hands.
She was wringing the mop.
We were wringing the cloth.
They were wringing confessions.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had wrung out the towel.
You had wrung your hands.
She had wrung the mop.
We had wrung the cloth.
They had wrung confessions.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been wringing towels.
You had been wringing your hands.
He had been wringing the mop.
We had been wringing cloths.
They had been wringing confessions.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will wring out the towel.
You will wring your hands.
She will wring the mop.
We will wring the cloth.
They will wring confessions.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be wringing towels.
You will be wringing your hands.
He will be wringing the mop.
We will be wringing cloths.
They will be wringing confessions.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have wrung out the towel.
You will have wrung your hands.
She will have wrung the mop.
We will have wrung the cloth.
They will have wrung confessions.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been wringing towels.
You will have been wringing your hands.
He will have been wringing the mop.
We will have been wringing cloths.
They will have been wringing confessions.