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Irregular verb: To Swell

Meaning

To Swell

To increase in size usually by filling with liquids or gases

Conjugation of 'Swell'

Base Form (Infinitive):	Swell
Past Simple:	Swelled
Past Participle:	Swollen
3rd Person Singular:	Swells
Present Participle/Gerund:	Swelling

Irregular Verbs Following a Similar Pattern

Verbs like: Like 'Prove-Proved-Proven' (_ ED EN)

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle
Melt	Melted	Molten/Melted
Prove	Proved	Proven/Proved
Re-prove	Re-proved	Re-proven/Re-proved
Rive	Rived	Riven/Rived
Shave	Shaved	Shaven/Shaved

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