Linguistics

[dwil]

Is there a difference between sprung and sprang or are they interchangeable?

[1ozzy]

Sprang is the past tense: Beads of sweat sprang from his skin. Sprung is the past participle: Beads of sweat have sprung from his skin.

According to the ever knowing Google.

[dannyk13]

No.

past tense and past participle: Often confused. For example, sprang is the past tense of the verb to spring, eg ‘she sprang into action’; sprung is the past participle, which goes with ‘has’ or ‘had’, eg ‘the wind has sprung up

[Calibax]

Sprang is simple past tense and sprang is the past participle.
The case sprang open when I dropped it.
The case had sprung open earlier.

[dwil]

Thanks

[THECORBYLOON]

Americans say "sprung" where we would say "sprang" so in that instance, they are interchangeable.