swear — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · hard · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)swear
V2 (Past simple)swore
V3 (Past participle)sworn
V-ing (Present participle)swearing
-s form (he / she / it)swears
हिंदी अर्थशपथ लेना, गाली देना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“He swore to tell the truth.”

Verbs near “swear”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
supplysuppliedsuppliedआपूर्ति करनाregular
supportsupportedsupportedसमर्थन करनाregular
supposesupposedsupposedमान लेनाregular
surprisesurprisedsurprisedआश्चर्यचकित करनाregular
survivesurvivedsurvivedजीवित रहनाregular
swallowswallowedswallowedनिगलनाregular
sweepsweptsweptझाड़ू लगानाirregular
swimswamswumतैरनाirregular
swingswungswungझूलना, झुलानाirregular
switchswitchedswitchedबदलना (स्विच)regular
taptappedtappedथपथपानाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

Questions about “swear”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “swear”?

V1 (base form) is swear, V2 (past simple) is swore, and V3 (past participle) is sworn. The -ing form is swearing and the he / she / it form is swears.

Is “swear” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is swore, not sweared — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it hard.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Swore 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.

What does “swear” mean in Hindi?

It means शपथ लेना, गाली देना.

Is “swear” useful for IELTS?

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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