This verb describes moving through water.
The idea
Use swim in the present, swam in the simple past and swum after have or has.
Examples
- I swim in the pool on Tuesdays.
- She swims in the sea every summer.
- We swam across the river yesterday.
- The duck swam near the boat.
- He has swum in this lake before.
- Can the children swim here?
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Watch out
Do not use swum alone for a finished past event: say swam.
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Choose the correct form. Fish ___ in this pond. (swim / swam)
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swim
swim: The plural subject takes the base form.
Choose the correct form. Last week she ___ in the sea. (swam / swum)
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swam
swam: Last week calls for the simple past.
Choose the correct form. They have ___ in the pool before. (swum / swam)
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swum
swum: The auxiliary makes the past participle necessary.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form. Fish ___ in this pond. (swim / swam)
Choose the correct form. Last week she ___ in the sea. (swam / swum)
Choose the correct form. They have ___ in the pool before. (swum / swam)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe where you swim and where you have swum.