Past tense of swell
The past simple of swell is swelled and the past participle is swollen: swell – swelled – swollen.
- Base form V1
- swell
- Past simple V2
- swelled
- Past participle V3
- swollen
Swelled is also correct.
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Meaning of swell
To grow larger and rounder than normal, or to cause an increase in size or quantity
- ExampleHer ankle began to swell after the fall.
Swell, swelled, swollen in sentences
- Past simpleHer ankle swelled after the fall.
- Past participleThe river has swollen after the rain.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like swell: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of swell?
Swelled. For example: Her ankle swelled after the fall.
What is the past participle of swell?
Swollen. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The river has swollen after the rain.
Is swell a regular verb?
It is both. Swell has the irregular swollen, and the regular swelled is also correct.
