Hanged On The Wall

The salem witches were not burned.

Hanged on the wall.

Luckily we avoid the problem when speaking in the present tense. In some countries they still hang criminals. You probably agree that there s a big difference between a painting being hung on the wall and someone being hanged. Hung is the past tense and past participle of hang in most of that verb s senses for instance yesterday you might have hung a picture on the wall hung a right turn and hung your head in sorrow.

In all other cases hung is the past tense of hang. The exception comes where hang means to put to death by hanging the past tense and past participle of hang in this sense and only in this sense is hanged. The murderer is going to be hung at dawn. Before you start hanging plates on a wall choose the plates platters bowls or other dishes you want to display and find a suitable location for them.

We hanged your picture on the wall. Use hanged when referring to a person being suspended by a rope around the neck until dead. In almost all situations you should use the word hung. Trace around each plate with a pencil.

Justice wargrave ordered edward seton to be. I hung a picture of noah webster on the wall. If you re hanging a heavy mirror on plaster without a stud your best bet is a hollow wall anchor such as a toggle bolt that expands and secures behind the plaster wall. Some interesting related words.

The picture hangs in the gallery. After school she hung out in the library. Put a large sheet of packing paper or kraft paper on a flat surface such as a floor or worktable and put the plates on it. The standard rule for the past tense of hang is this.

The murderer is going to be hanged at dawn.