Swim: swim – swam – swum

Irregular verb, level A1.

A1 · Beginner
Base form (V1)swim
Past simple (V2)swam
Past participle (V3)swum

Meaning

To move through water using your body.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I like to swim in the sea.

Past simple (V2)
We swam in the lake last summer.

Past participle (V3)
He has swum in this river before.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of swim.

Verbs that change the same way

The vowel changes i – a – u

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