Swear past tense! The verb swear is an irregular verb. The past tense of swear is “swore,” and the past participle or 3rd form is sworn. In this article, you’ll learn the four forms of the verb swear with conjugation in all twelve tenses.
Swear Meaning: To make a promise or oath, usually declaring honesty or truth
Forms of Swear (Swear Past Tense and Past Participle)
| Present Tense of Swear | Past Tense of Swear | Past Participle of Swear | Present Participle of Swear | Infinitive |
| Swear (Swears 3rd person singular) | Swore | Sworn | Swearing | To swear |
Conjugation of the Verb “To Swear” Active Voice
Present Simple Tense
- I/We swear
- He/She/It swears
- You/They swear
Past Simple Tense
- I/We sworn
- He/She/It sworn
- You/They sworn
Future Simple Tense
- I/We will swear
- He/She/It will swear
- You/They will swear
Present Continuous Tense
- I am swearing
- He/She/It is swearing
- We/You/They are swearing
Past Continuous Tense
- I was swearing
- He/She/It was swearing
- We/You/They were swearing
Future Continuous Tense
- I/We will be swearing
- He/She/It will be swearing
- You/They will be swearing
Present Perfect Tense
- I/We have sworn
- He/She/It has sworn
- You/They have sworn
Past Perfect Tense of Swear
- I/We had sworn
- He/She/It had sworn
- You/They had sworn
Future Perfect Tense
- I/We will have sworn
- He/She/It will have sworn
- You/They will have sworn
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I/We have been + present participle of swear
- He/She/It has been + present participle of swear
- You/They have been + present participle of swear
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I/We had been + present participle of swear
- He/She/It had been + present participle of swear
- You/They had been + present participle of swear
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I/We will have been + present participle of swear
- He/She/It will have been + present participle of swear
- You/They will have been + present participle of swear
Conjugation of the Verb “To Swear” Passive Voice
Present Simple Tense
- I am sworn
- He/She/It is sworn
- We/You/They are sworn
Past Simple Tense
- I was sworn
- He/She/It was sworn
- We/You/They were sworn
Future Simple Tense
- I/We will be sworn
- He/She/It will be sworn
- You/They will be sworn
Present Continuous Tense
- I am being sworn
- He/She/It is sworn
- We/You/They are being sworn
Past Continuous Tense
- I was being sworn
- He/She/It was sworn
- We/You/They were being sworn
Present Perfect Tense
- I/We have been sworn
- He/She/It has been sworn
- You/They have been sworn
Past Perfect Tense
- I/We had been sworn
- He/She/It had been sworn
- You/They had been sworn
Future Perfect Tense
- I/We will have been sworn
- He/She/It will have been sworn
- You/They will have been sworn
Conjugation of the Verb “To Swear” Subjunctive Mood
Present
- If I swear
- If we swear
- If you swear
- If he/she/it swear
- If they swear
Past
- If I swore
- If we swore
- If you swore
- If he/she/it swore
- If they swore
Future
- If I should swear
- If we should swear
- if you should swear
- If he/she/it should swear
- If they should swear
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