Irregular VerbsPast tense of “swell”: swelled, swollen
The verb “swell” is irregular: its past simple is “swelled” and its past participle is “swollen”.
Base form (V1)
swell
/swɛl/
Past simple (V2)
swelled
/swɛld/
Past participle (V3)
swollen
/ˈswəʊlən/
Meaning
to become bigger, often after an injury
Example
His ankle swelled after the fall.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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