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Verb forms of swim

The English verb swim translates as “to swim”. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern.

The forms of swim

The core forms of swim are: third person swims, present participle swimming, past simple swam, past participle swum. Because it is irregular, at least one of these is not what the regular rule would predict.

swim in a sentence

In a sentence, swim looks like this: He swims in the sea every morning.. The example shows the context the form turns up in.

Tenses and CEFR levels

This page lists 4 tenses and moods of swim, grouped by CEFR level. The third person (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.

FAQ

What does “swim” mean in English?

swim means “to swim”.

Is swim regular or irregular?

swim is an irregular English verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.

Conjugation tables

A1 — Beginner

third personrules and examples

swims
He swims in the sea every morning.

present participlerules and examples

swimming
The children are swimming in the pool.

A2 — Elementary

past simplerules and examples

swam
I swam across the lake once.

past participlerules and examples

swum
She has swum since she was four.

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