Sally swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday. vs Sally swan one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

The correct phrase is "Sally swam one hundred laps in the pool yesterday." The verb "swam" is the past tense of "swim," while "swan" is not the correct past tense form. Therefore, the first phrase is correct, while the second one is incorrect.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1147 views

Sally swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

This phrase is correct. The verb "swim" in the past tense is "swam."

Use this phrase when describing an action that Sally completed in the past, such as swimming laps in the pool.

Examples:

She swam across the lake yesterday.
He swam in the ocean last summer.
They swam in the competition last week.

Sally swan one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

This phrase is incorrect. The past tense of "swim" is not "swan."

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Somebody made a mistake in the pool. I'd like to go clean the pool.
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He threw me in the pool.
No horseplay in the pool area.
I stabbed Gretchen to death and dumped her in the pool.
I barely got Manny back in the pool after that possum incident.
I found this in the pool house.
We can get some chicken fights going in the pool.
Then one day I found Sneakers... floating in the pool.
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All the action's back in the pool.
I am not going in the pool.
Dip your toe in the pool of possibilities.
Dip your toe in the pool of possibilities.
There are people in the pool.
That's why I threw her in the pool.

Alternatives:

Sally swam one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.
Sally was swimming one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.
Sally had swum one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.
Sally will swim one hundred laps in the pool tomorrow.
Sally is swimming one hundred laps in the pool today.

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Sally swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday. vs Sally swan one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.