irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | swim |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | swam |
| V3 (Past participle) | swum |
| V-ing (Present participle) | swimming |
| -s form (he / she / it) | swims |
| हिंदी अर्थ | तैरना |
the -ing form is swimming: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“She swims in the river every day.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suppose | supposed | supposed | मान लेना | regular |
| surprise | surprised | surprised | आश्चर्यचकित करना | regular |
| survive | survived | survived | जीवित रहना | regular |
| swallow | swallowed | swallowed | निगलना | regular |
| swear | swore | sworn | शपथ लेना, गाली देना | irregular |
| sweep | swept | swept | झाड़ू लगाना | irregular |
| swing | swung | swung | झूलना, झुलाना | irregular |
| switch | switched | switched | बदलना (स्विच) | regular |
| tap | tapped | tapped | थपथपाना | regular |
| taste | tasted | tasted | स्वाद लेना | regular |
| tear | tore | torn | फाड़ना | irregular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is swim, V2 (past simple) is swam, and V3 (past participle) is swum. The -ing form is swimming and the he / she / it form is swims.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is swam, not swimed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Swam at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means तैरना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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