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Swallow means to cause food or drink to pass from mouth to stomach, or to accept reluctantly. Regular verb: swallow-swallowed-swallowed.
Meanings
- To move food to stomach
- To accept something unpleasant
- To suppress or hide
Common Collocations
hard to swallow
swallow your pride
swallow whole
swallow nervously
bitter pill to swallow
Tip for Learners
Hard to swallow means difficult to accept. Swallow your pride means to accept humiliation.
Present Simple
| I | swallow |
| you | swallow |
| he/she/it | swallows |
| we | swallow |
| they | swallow |
Examples - Present Simple
- I swallow my pride.
- You swallow the pills.
- She swallows her food quickly.
- We swallow the story.
- They swallow their words.
Present Continuous
| I | am swallowing |
| you | are swallowing |
| he/she/it | is swallowing |
| we | are swallowing |
| they | are swallowing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am swallowing my pride.
- You are swallowing the pills.
- She is swallowing her food.
- We are swallowing the story.
- They are swallowing their words.
Present Perfect
| I | have swallowed |
| you | have swallowed |
| he/she/it | has swallowed |
| we | have swallowed |
| they | have swallowed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have swallowed my pride.
- You have swallowed the pills.
- She has swallowed her food.
- We have swallowed the story.
- They have swallowed their words.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been swallowing |
| you | have been swallowing |
| he/she/it | has been swallowing |
| we | have been swallowing |
| they | have been swallowing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been swallowing my pride.
- You have been swallowing pills.
- She has been swallowing food.
- We have been swallowing stories.
- They have been swallowing their words.
Past Simple
| I | swallowed |
| you | swallowed |
| he/she/it | swallowed |
| we | swallowed |
| they | swallowed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I swallowed my pride.
- You swallowed the pills.
- She swallowed her food.
- We swallowed the story.
- They swallowed their words.
Past Continuous
| I | was swallowing |
| you | were swallowing |
| he/she/it | was swallowing |
| we | were swallowing |
| they | were swallowing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was swallowing my pride.
- You were swallowing pills.
- She was swallowing her food.
- We were swallowing the story.
- They were swallowing their words.
Past Perfect
| I | had swallowed |
| you | had swallowed |
| he/she/it | had swallowed |
| we | had swallowed |
| they | had swallowed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had swallowed my pride.
- You had swallowed the pills.
- She had swallowed her food.
- We had swallowed the story.
- They had swallowed their words.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been swallowing |
| you | had been swallowing |
| he/she/it | had been swallowing |
| we | had been swallowing |
| they | had been swallowing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been swallowing my pride.
- You had been swallowing pills.
- He had been swallowing food.
- We had been swallowing stories.
- They had been swallowing their words.
Future Simple
| I | will swallow |
| you | will swallow |
| he/she/it | will swallow |
| we | will swallow |
| they | will swallow |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will swallow my pride.
- You will swallow the pills.
- She will swallow her food.
- We will swallow the story.
- They will swallow their words.
Future Continuous
| I | will be swallowing |
| you | will be swallowing |
| he/she/it | will be swallowing |
| we | will be swallowing |
| they | will be swallowing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be swallowing my pride.
- You will be swallowing pills.
- He will be swallowing food.
- We will be swallowing stories.
- They will be swallowing their words.
Future Perfect
| I | will have swallowed |
| you | will have swallowed |
| he/she/it | will have swallowed |
| we | will have swallowed |
| they | will have swallowed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have swallowed my pride.
- You will have swallowed the pills.
- She will have swallowed her food.
- We will have swallowed the story.
- They will have swallowed their words.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been swallowing |
| you | will have been swallowing |
| he/she/it | will have been swallowing |
| we | will have been swallowing |
| they | will have been swallowing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been swallowing my pride.
- You will have been swallowing pills.
- He will have been swallowing food.
- We will have been swallowing stories.
- They will have been swallowing their words.