- Cling – Meaning and usage
- How to pronounce Cling
- Meaning of the word Cling
- Meaning of Cling + preposition
- V1, V2, V3 of Cling in the table of irregular verbs
- How to conjugate the verb Cling according to forms
- How to conjugate the verb Cling in 13 English tenses
- How to conjugate the verb Cling in a special sentence structure
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Cling – Meaning and usage
In English, the verb Cling has 3 important meanings and 4 pronunciations corresponding to the forms. You need to remember all of these meanings and readings to apply them correctly when doing exercises or exams.
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How to pronounce Cling
Cling is a verb so it has an infinitive form and the forms are divided into 3 tenses: present, past, and future. Below is a detailed transcription table on how to read these forms.
Pronunciation of Cling in infinitive form
English – English: /klɪŋ/
English – American: /klɪŋ/
Pronunciation of verb forms of “Cling”
Verb form
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How to divide
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Anh – Anh
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English – American
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Currently with
I/ we/ you/ they
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Cling
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/klɪŋ/
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/klɪŋ/
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Currently with
He/ she/ it
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Clings
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/klɪŋz/
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/klɪŋz/
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Simple past
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Clung
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/klʌŋ/
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/klʌŋ/
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Participle II
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Clung
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/klʌŋ/
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/klʌŋ/
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V-ing
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Clinging
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/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
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/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
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Meaning of the word Cling
1. (= to hold) to hold tightly to someone or something
Ex: cling to somebody/something: cling to something
Survivors clinging to a raft (Survivors clinging to a raft.)
Leaves still cling to the branches. (The leaves still cling to the branches.)
cling on to somebody/something: hold on to someone or something (in your heart, in your hand)
She clung on to her baby. (She held her baby tightly.)
cling on: cling tightly to somewhere
Cling on tight! (Hold on tight)
cling together: cling to, cling to
They clung together, shivering with cold.
(They clung close to each other, shivering from the cold.)
2. stick to something
Ex: The wet shirt clung to his chest.
(The wet shirt stuck to his chest.)
3. cling (to somebody) to be close to someone, especially when you need their affection.
Ex: After her mother's death, Sara clung to her aunt more than ever.
(After her mother's death, Sara relied on her aunt more than ever.)
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Meaning of Cling + preposition
1. to cling on to: to cling tightly, to hold on (when you are not ready to lose or give up something).
Ex: He had one last hope to cling on to.
(He has one last hope to hold on to.)
She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years.
(She managed to hold on for a few more years.)
2. to cling to: cling to, be loyal (to), keep forever
Ex: Throughout the trial she had clung to the belief that he was innocent.
(Throughout the trial, she maintained his innocence.)
V1, V2, V3 of Cling in the table of irregular verbs
Cling is an irregular verb. Below are 3 forms of Cling corresponding to the 3 columns in the table:
Cling's V1
(Infinitive – infinitive verb)
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Cling's V2
(Simple past – past verb)
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Cling's V3
(Past participle – past participle – Participle II)
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Cling
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Clung
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Clung
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How to conjugate the verb Cling according to forms
A sentence can contain many verbs, so only the verb following the subject is divided according to tense, the remaining verbs are divided according to form. For clause sentences or without subjects, the default verb conjugates according to form.
Formats
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How to divide
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For example
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To_V
Infinitives with “to”
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To cling
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They tried to cling together, shivering with cold.
(They tried to cling close to each other, shivering from the cold.)
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Bare_V
Infinitive
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Cling
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Cling on tight! (Hold on tight)
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Gerund
Gerunds
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Clinging
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Survivors clinging to a raft (Survivors clinging to a raft.)
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Past Participle
Participle II
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Clung
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After her mother's death, Sara clung to her aunt more than ever. (After her mother's death, Sara relied on her aunt more than ever.)
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How to conjugate the verb Cling in 13 English tenses
Based on the table above, you have grasped the 4 basic forms of the verb Cling. To form conjugations in the 13 tenses, you just need to apply them to the formula of 3 types of sentences in each tense. This is also the simplest way for you to remember the conjugation when studying this grammar section!
Note:
HT: present tense
QK: past tense
TL: future tense
HTTD: complete continuous
Note: If in a sentence there is only one verb “Cling” immediately after the subject, we conjugate this verb according to that subject.
How to conjugate the verb Cling in a special sentence structure
Similar to dividing by tense, you can also apply the above method to form and remember conjugation in common sentence structures. Below is a detailed Cling conjugation table for some of the most common sentence patterns.
Above is a summary of how to conjugate the verb Cling in 13 English tenses and common sentence patterns. Please review and practice regularly to firmly grasp this important grammar part!
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