Past simple and past participle
swear
Swear is an irregular verb: its past simple is swore and its past participle is sworn.
- Base form
- swear
- Past simple
- swore
- Past participle
- sworn
- Definition
- Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.
- Example
- “Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone.”
- CEFR level
- B2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.