The idea
Present tense: ich schwimme, du schwimmst, er/sie/es schwimmt, wir schwimmen, ihr schwimmt, sie/Sie schwimmen. Learn the sentence pattern zu einem Ziel schwimmen together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | schwimme |
| du | schwimmst |
| er/sie/es | schwimmt |
| wir | schwimmen |
| ihr | schwimmt |
| sie/Sie | schwimmen |
| Präteritum | schwamm |
| Perfekt | ist geschwommen |
| Imperativ (du) | Schwimm! |
| Muster | zu einem Ziel schwimmen |
Meaning and sentence pattern
The table uses sein for swimming to a destination. Haben is also found when swimming is treated as an activity without a destination.
Learn this pattern as a unit: zu einem Ziel schwimmen. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich bin geschwimmt.Ich bin geschwommen.Schwimmen has the strong participle geschwommen, with o and en.
Examples
- Ich schwimme bis zur markierten Boje.I swim to the marked buoy.
- Du schwimmst heute auf der langsameren Bahn.You swim in the slower lane today.
- Das Holzstück schwimmt an der Oberfläche.The piece of wood floats on the surface.
- Wir schwammen zum anderen Ende des Beckens.We swam to the other end of the pool.
- Sie ist ohne Pause bis zum Steg geschwommen.She swam to the jetty without stopping.
- Schwimm nur dort, wo das Baden erlaubt ist.Swim only where swimming is permitted.
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Watch out
Schwimmen has the strong participle geschwommen, with o and en.
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du ___ (schwimmen, Präsens)
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schwimmst
schwimmst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (schwimmen, Präteritum)
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schwamm
schwamm: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie ist ___
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geschwommen
geschwommen: in this use the perfect tense is ist geschwommen.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (schwimmen, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (schwimmen, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie ist ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows zu einem Ziel schwimmen.