Past tense of outswim
The past simple of outswim is outswam and the past participle is outswum: outswim – outswam – outswum.
- Base form V1
- outswim
- Past simple V2
- outswam
- Past participle V3
- outswum
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Meaning of outswim
To cover water faster or go on longer in it than a rival
- ExampleShe outswam the rest of her heat by a length.
Outswim, outswam, outswum in sentences
- Past simpleShe outswam the rest of her heat.
- Past participleHe has been outswum before.
Common mistakes
outswimedoutswam. Outswim is irregular, so it does not take -ed.He has been outswam before.He has been outswum before. After be in the passive, use the past participle, outswum.
Similar verbs
Outswim is built on swim and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like outswim: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of outswim?
Outswam. For example: She outswam the rest of her heat.
What is the past participle of outswim?
Outswum. It follows be in the passive, as in He has been outswum before.
Is outswim a regular verb?
No. Outswim is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
