GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of swim
Conjugation of the verb swim:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
swim
Past Simple:
swam
Past Partciple:
swum
Present Partciple:
swimming
Third Person Singular:
swims
Definition:
To move through the water.
Example(s):
We went swimming because it was so hot.
I learned to swim when I was six years old.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as swim. They are:
- Verbs with the 'i-a-u' pattern.
- Verbs like 'begin, began, begun'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| begin | began | begun |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| ring | rang | rung |
| run | ran | run |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| swim | swam | swum |
