Before you start
Meet schwimmen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 10 meanings
- (intransitive) to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive) to swim (for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) [auxiliary sein or haben]
- (intransitive, transitive) to swim (a certain distance) [auxiliary haben or sein]
- (intransitive) to transport by floating [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to float, to be floating [auxiliary haben or (more rarely) sein]
- (intransitive) to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating [auxiliary sein]
Forms
How schwimmen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schwimme | schwamm |
| du | schwimmst | schwammst |
| er/sie/es | schwimmt | schwamm |
| wir | schwimmen | schwammen |
| ihr | schwimmt | schwammt |
| Sie | schwimmen | schwammen |
Partizip II geschwommen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich schwimme jeden Morgen im See.I swim in the lake every morning.present-tense main clause
- 2Wir sind gestern im Meer geschwommen.We swam in the sea yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wenn es warm ist, schwimmen die Kinder im Pool.When it is warm, the children swim in the pool.verb after wenn clause