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The rule is simple: People are hanged; paintings are hung. 'Hanged' refers to a method of execution. 'Hung' refers to suspending an object.

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What is the proper use of hung and hanged?

For the verb hang, hung is the past form and the past participle form:I hung my coat on the hook. -- past formI have hung the picture on the wall. -- past participle form.When talking about people the past form hanged is often used:He hanged himself. -- past formHe was hanged for his crime. -- past participle


What is the past tense of hang?

There are two usages. 'Hung' is used for everyday terms, such as when clothing is placed in closets or tools are placed in a rack. 'Hanged' is usually kept for referring to the method of execution by hanging. * "I hung the clothes in the wardrobe". * "The criminal was hanged at dawn".


Past tense hang?

The past tense of "hang" is "hung" when referring to suspending something. Example: I hung the picture on the wall. If referring to someone's death by hanging, then the past tense is "hanged." Example: The criminal was hanged for his crimes.


What is the present perfect tense of hang?

The present perfect tense of "hang" is "have/has hung." For example, "I have hung the picture on the wall."


What is the difference between hang and hung?

I'm not sure if that's a realy qusetin but you hang a picture and you hang a man. But a picture is hung and a man is hanged (when referring to something that happened in the past).AnswerAbsolutely correct! Pictures are hung; people are hanged. So:"A huge painting was hung on the wall.""The mass-murderer was hanged last week."

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When should you use hanged instead of hung?

When you mean to say that someone was executed by hanging, you would say "hanged."


Do you say hung or hanged?

People are hanged. Things are hung.


Are you supposed to say I hung up on her or I hanged up on her?

I hung up on her. You would only use "hanged" if you meant Bill was hanged at noon.


Which is correct... He was hanged or he was hung?

Well as far I as I know the answer would be "hung". Because if you are asking for the past tense of hang its "hung".Yes, infact it is a word. For example, you could say a man was hanged here today. Therefore it is a word.AnswerIt's simple! Pictures are hung; people are hanged. So the correct answer is that "He was hanged."


Is it term hung for a sheep or hanged?

Clothes are hung. People are hanged.


Is it hung or hanged?

If one was to hang someone (the punishment) then the correct use would be 'hanged' But if you wanted to hang baskets from the wall the use would be 'hung' 'Hanged' only applies to the punishment. Hope this helps (:


When is it correct to use hung or hanged?

Hung would be betterAnswerIt's simple. Pictures are hung; people are hanged. For example:"There are several pictures hung on this wall.""The murderer was hanged last week."


What is correct He hanged himself or He hung himself?

he hung himselfExample: He will hang himself. He has hanged himself. He hung himself.


What is the present participle of hung?

It is hung or hanged, depending on the meaning. A picture is hung on a wall; a person is hanged on a gallows.


What is the past tense hanged?

it is hung


The judge sentenced him to be hung hunged hanged or hang?

Both 'hung' and 'hanged' are correct, although the term 'hanged' tends to be an older form. For example, history books tell of convicts and bushrangers who were sentenced to be hanged. Magistrates would sentence a man "to be hanged by the neck until he is dead".


Is a person hung or hanged?

Hung is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb "hang". Hanged can also be used as the past tense but it is mostly used in legal terms - i.e. when someone is hanged for a crime.