ok, i am havign a family dispute at the moment over which is past tence, and present tence, and furture tence of the word swim. I am confused, swim swam swum? please list your resources and tell me how you found this.
2006-12-26 10:40:16 · 18 answers · asked by dollyinc31 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
look here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/swim
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-26 10:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swim Swam
2016-09-28 22:30:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The regular past tense of “swim” is “swam”: “I swam to the island.” However, when the word is preceded by a helping verb, it changes to “swum”: “I have swum to the island every day.” Have is the helping verb here, therefore "swum" should be used. Swam and swum are both past tense. Swim is present tense and future tense.
2006-12-26 10:44:40 · answer #3 · answered by Miss D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for all those english majors in here, swum is a word. This is what is referred to as an irregular verb.
Swim is present tense
Swam is past tense
Swum is the past participle
consult the grammer handbook below for further info.
2006-12-26 10:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by answerman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my day you got an education. That is my reference. swum is past. "He might have swum faster at the olympics" Swam as in "They all swam in the pool" applies to a group past or present I guess. Swim is pretty obvious and in the present. Without getting too rocket science these are basic uses of the terms.Just top of the head stuff tho. I have never gone swumming or swamming, but have gone slumming and slamming.
2006-12-26 10:45:55 · answer #5 · answered by b-overit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SWIM - Present Tense:
I swim.
SWAM - Past Tense:
I swam.
WILL SWIM - Future Tense:
I will swim.
SWUM - Present Perfect Tense:
I have swum.
HAD SWUM - Past Perfect Tense:
I had swum.
WILL HAVE SWUM - Future Perfect Tense:
I will have swum.
2006-12-26 10:49:34 · answer #6 · answered by Dynamite 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
RE:
Swim, Swam, Swum?
ok, i am havign a family dispute at the moment over which is past tence, and present tence, and furture tence of the word swim. I am confused, swim swam swum? please list your resources and tell me how you found this.
2015-08-02 05:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I swim with the fish
You swam with the fish
the fish swum together looking for this word in the dictionary
2006-12-26 10:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by wandawoooo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The English language isn't as simple as past, present and future tense. There are many tenses. It would depend on the exact sentence you want to say.
You can say:
I swam to the island.
or
I have swum to the island.
2006-12-26 10:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1swim
Pronunciation: 'swim
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): swam /'swam/; swum /'sw&m/; swim·ming
Etymology: Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman; akin to Old High German swimman to swim
intransitive verb
1 a : to propel oneself in water by natural means (as movements of the limbs, fins, or tail) b : to play in the water (as at a beach or swimming pool)
2 : to move with a motion like that of swimming : GLIDE
3 a : to float on a liquid : not sink b : to surmount difficulties : not go under
4 : to become immersed in or flooded with or as if with a liquid
5 : to have a floating or reeling appearance or sensation
transitive verb
1 a : to cross by propelling oneself through water
2 : to cause to swim or float
- swim·mer noun
2006-12-26 10:44:26 · answer #10 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
swim swam swum is right.
I got it from webster dictionary.
2006-12-26 10:42:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋