Past tense of swamp
regular verb
The past tense of swamp is swamped. The past participle is also swamped.
Forms of swamp
| Base form (V1) | swamp /ˈswɒmp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swamped |
| Past participle (V3) | swamped |
| Present participle | swamping |
| Third person singular | swamps |
Swamped in a sentence
- The boat was swamped in the storm.
- I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system.
- I'm 40, but now that I'm back going for my degree I'm swamped with schoolwork.From the entry schoolwork
- The boat was swamped by the water.From the entry by
- They have been swamped ever since they started advertising.From the entry swamped
Meaning of swamp
- noun An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.).
- noun A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- noun The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
Questions about the past tense of swamp
- What is the past tense of swamp?
- The past tense of swamp is swamped.
- What is the past participle of swamp?
- The past participle of swamp is swamped.
- Is swamp a regular or irregular verb?
- Swamp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swamp (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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