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What is the past tense of linger?

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The past tense of linger is lingered.

The third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger is lingers.

The present participle of linger is lingering.

The past participle of linger is lingered.

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He lingered in the doorway and waited as she hastily fastened the laces and tied the anklet around her heel.
Katherine was slightly abashed at his forwardness and lingered outside of the house, not really wanting to go in.
A little Dutch clock in the bar struck one while Lady Audley lingered in this irresolute, absent manner.
The smell, however, lingered on for a while and despite the baking sunshine, at week's end there still was a whiff of unpleasantness in the air.
I lingered in the hallways for awhile admiring the artistic prints of money adorning the walls.
The anger still lingered even now, but then the shock had been such that she gave birth before her time.

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