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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

sprang vs. sprung

Why has sprung been used in the following sentence?
The boat sprung a leak.
Shouldn't be there sprang?
Thanks.
  

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Yes, sprang.

— Clive

  • Yes, sprang.
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future332Shouldn't be there sprang? Shouldn't it be "sprang"?
Note above how to ask your question.

No, it should not necessarily be "sprang". Both the Oxford dictionary (BrE) and the Merriam-Webster dictionary (AmE) give both "sprang" and "sprung" as correct for the past tense of "spring".

CJ
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You;ll see that I 'liked' Clive's response, because I believed it was correct. I should have checked with the dictionary. Emotion: embarrassed
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fivejedjonYou;ll see that I 'liked' Clive's response, because I believed it was correct.
Naaaa. It's just because you like everything; you're so likable!
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