Cách chia động từ Cling trong tiếng anh

Do you know how to conjugate the verb Cling correctly in English? How to remember detailed conjugations in 13 tenses and common structures? In this article, Nguyễn Tất Thành will share the meaning of words, pronunciation and simple conjugation instructions to help you grasp the knowledge!

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.

Cling’s pronunciation is infinitive

English – English: /klɪŋ/

English – American: /klɪŋ/

Pronunciation of verb forms of “Cling”

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:

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 conjugation is according to form.

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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