Conjugation

Swim away

s’éloigner à la nage

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: away

    Only swim changes; away stays the same: swam away, swum away.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Underlined: the stem is not the infinitive’s.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't swim away, he doesn't swim away.

    1. I / you / we / they swim away
    2. he / she / it swims away

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am swimming away
    2. you / we / they are swimming away
    3. he / she / it is swimming away

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't swim away.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they swam away

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to swim away
    2. you / we / they are going to swim away
    3. he / she / it is going to swim away

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't swim away.

    1. (you) swim away
    2. let's swim away
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have swum away
    2. he / she / it has swum away

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was swimming away
    2. you / we / they were swimming away

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will swim away
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been swimming away
    2. he / she / it has been swimming away

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had swum away

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be swimming away

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would swim away

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have swum away
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been swimming away

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have swum away

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been swimming away

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be swimming away

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been swimming away