Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Swear

Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Swear

Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, swear doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “swear” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect and present perfect participle. So what is swear‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with swear verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

Swear of Definition and Meaning

Swear is a word or phrase that a person uses to express strong emotion. Swearing is not only used as an expression of anger but also as a way for people to bond with each other and have fun.

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Swear

Base Form (V1)swear
Past Form (V2)swore
Past Participle Form (V3)sworn
s / es/ es (V4)swears
‘ing’ form (V5)swearing

Swear of Past Simple V2

The verb swear is also employed in its V2 form as “swore’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Swear of Past Participle V3

This verb's V3 form is ‘sworn‘ In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘sworn‘ is used. 

+ In the present perfect tense, the word swear is used ‘have + sworn‘ or ‘has + sworn.' 

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + sworn subjects. 
  • He, she, and it are used as ‘has + sworn subjects. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + sworn regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: swear

NumberSingular
Present Simple of swearIYouShe/He/It
swearswearswears
Plural
WeYouThey
swearswearswear
Present Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
am swearingare swearingis swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
are swearingare swearingare swearing
Present Perfect of swearIYouShe/He/It
have swornhave swornhas sworn
Plural
WeYouThey
have swornhave swornhave sworn
Present Perfect Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
have been swearinghave been swearinghas been swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
have been swearinghave been swearinghave been swearing
Past Simple of swearIYouShe/He/It
sworesworeswore
Plural
WeYouThey
sworesworeswore
Past Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
was swearingwere swearingwas swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
were swearingwere swearingwere swearing
Past Perfect of swearIYouShe/He/It
had swornhad swornhad sworn
Plural
WeYouThey
had swornhad swornhad sworn
Past Perfect Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
had been swearinghad been swearinghad been swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
had been swearinghad been swearinghad been swearing
Future Simple of swearIYouShe/He/It
will/shall swearwill/shall swearwill/shall swear
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall swearwill/shall swearwill/shall swear
Future Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be swearingwill/shall be swearingwill/shall be swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be swearingwill/shall be swearingwill/shall be swearing
Future Perfect of swearIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have swornwill/shall have swornwill/shall have sworn
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have swornwill/shall have swornwill/shall have sworn
Future Perfect Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been swearingwill/shall have been swearingwill/shall have been swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been swearingwill/shall have been swearingwill/shall have been swearing
Conditional Present of swearIYouShe/He/It
would swearwould swearwould swear
Plural
WeYouThey
would swearwould swearwould swear
Conditional Perfect of swearIYouShe/He/It
would have swornwould have swornwould have sworn
Plural
WeYouThey
would have swornwould have swornwould have sworn
Conditional Present Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
would be swearingwould be swearingwould be swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
would be swearingwould be swearingwould be swearing
Conditional Perfect Continuous of swearIYouShe/He/It
would have been swearingwould have been swearingwould have been swearing
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been swearingwould have been swearingwould have been swearing
Present Subjunctive of swearIYouShe/He/It
swearswearswear
Plural
WeYouThey
swearswearswear
Past Subjunctive of swearIYouShe/He/It
sworesworeswore
Plural
WeYouThey
sworesworeswore
Past Perfect Subjunctive of swearIYouShe/He/It
had swornhad swornhad sworn
Plural
WeYouThey
had swornhad swornhad sworn
Imperative of swearIYouShe/He/It
swear
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s swearswear

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Example Sentences with Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about swear sentence examples:

  • He went away when the cab driver started swearing at him.
  • He was so enraged that he lost track of himself and swore loudly.
  • I swear I have no knowledge of what occurred
  • Even though She swears quite a bit, she has a limit to the number of times she can say particular terms.

Synonym Words For Swear

Synonym of the swear word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of swear:

  • promise
  • vow
  • pledge
  • attest
  • affirm
  • guarantee
  • declare
  • undertake
  • vouch
  • warrant
  • testify
  • assert

Opposite Words For Swear

The antonym of the swear word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as swear:

  • break
  • condemn
  • deny
  • renounce
  • gainsay
  • disavow
  • repudiate
  • disclaim
  • reject
  • veto
  • contradict
  • refute
  • discredit
  • disprove

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Swear (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of swear?

The past tense of swear is swore. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of swear is swears. The present participle of swear is swearing. The past participle of swear is sworn.

Base Form (V1)swear
Past Form (V2)swore
Past Participle Form (V3)sworn
s / es/ es (V4)swears
‘ing’ form (V5)swearing

What is the V2 and V3 form of swear?

+ The V2 form of swear is “swore” and V3 form of swear is sworn.

What is the sentence of swear?

What is the past tense V2 of swear?

+ The past tense of swear is “ swore“.

What is the past participle V3 of swear?

+ The past participle of swear is “ sworn“.

What is the present participle V5 of swear?

+ The present participle of swear is “ swearing“.

Conclusion

Let’s learn with English tivi the structure of the verb “Swear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5“: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous forms. We wish you all the best of luck.

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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