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Can this also be the simple past? e.g. Dickens, "he sung (not sang) and crooned himself asleep". Equinox ◑ 16:44, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
If one observes the Old English verb 'singan' and the Middle English 'singen', 'sung' was actually the simple past tense for second person and plural, and it was for the subjunctive mood for all persons and numbers. I.e.
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| 1st person | I sang | We sung | I sung | We sung |
| 2nd person | Thou(you) sung | You sung | Thou sung | You sung |
| 3rd person | He sang | They sung | He sung | They sung |
However, I realise, that the subjunctive mood has disappeared mostly in Modern speech and literature. It would be good, if there was more usage. --134.148.66.61 23:42, 30 May 2019 (UTC)