to swear in — English conjugation

Frequency#19284Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iswear in
youswear in
he/she/itswears in
weswear in
you (pl.)swear in
theyswear in

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iswore in
youswore in
he/she/itswore in
weswore in
you (pl.)swore in
theyswore in

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam swearing in
youare swearing in
he/she/itis swearing in
weare swearing in
you (pl.)are swearing in
theyare swearing in

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas swearing in
youwere swearing in
he/she/itwas swearing in
wewere swearing in
you (pl.)were swearing in
theywere swearing in

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave sworn in
youhave sworn in
he/she/ithas sworn in
wehave sworn in
you (pl.)have sworn in
theyhave sworn in

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad sworn in
youhad sworn in
he/she/ithad sworn in
wehad sworn in
you (pl.)had sworn in
theyhad sworn in

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill swear in
youwill swear in
he/she/itwill swear in
wewill swear in
you (pl.)will swear in
theywill swear in

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be swearing in
youwill be swearing in
he/she/itwill be swearing in
wewill be swearing in
you (pl.)will be swearing in
theywill be swearing in

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have sworn in
youwill have sworn in
he/she/itwill have sworn in
wewill have sworn in
you (pl.)will have sworn in
theywill have sworn in

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould swear in
youwould swear in
he/she/itwould swear in
wewould swear in
you (pl.)would swear in
theywould swear in