Meaning: move through water with your arms and legs.
Swim Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Swim |
| Past Tense (V2) | Swam |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Swum |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Swimming |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Swims |
Swim Past Tense:
Past Tense of Swim is Swam.
Example: Sarah swam in the river.
Swim Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Swim is Swum.
Example: Sarah has swum in the river.
Swim Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Swim is Swimming.
Example: Sarah is swimming in the river.
Swim 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Swim is Swims.
Example: Sarah swims in the river.
Swim Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I swim in the river.
- We/You/They swim in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam swims in the river.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am swimming in the river.
- We/You/They are swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam is swimming in the river.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have swum in the river.
- We/You/They have swum in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam has swum in the river.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been swimming in the river.
- We/You/They have been swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam has been swimming in the river.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I swam in the river.
- We/You/They swam in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam swam in the river.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was swimming in the river.
- We/You/They were swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam was swimming in the river.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had swum in the river.
- We/You/They had swum in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam had swum in the river.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been swimming in the river.
- We/You/They had been swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam had been swimming in the river.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will swim in the river.
- We/You/They will swim in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam will swim in the river.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be swimming in the river.
- We/You/They will be swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam will be swimming in the river.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have swum in the river.
- We/You/They will have swum in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam will have swum in the river.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been swimming in the river.
- We/You/They will have been swimming in the river.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been swimming in the river.
Past Tense of Swim Phrasal Verbs
| Swim Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Swim out | Swam out |
| Swim in | Swam in |
| Swim up | Swam up |
| Swim down | Swam down |
| Swim around | Swam around |
| Swim across | Swam across |
| Swim through | Swam through |
| Swim over | Swam over |
| Swim back | Swam back |
| Swim away | Swam away |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Swim?
Future Tense of swim is “will swim”.
What is the Present Tense of Swim?
Present Tense of swim is “swim + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | swim |
| He/she/it/singular name | swims |
| Present participle | swimming |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Swim?
Past perfect tense of take is “had swum”.
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