Translation of moneybag in German

I hope my explanation was also clear that would say that for english verbs a to needs to be put from the selection list. Like: inhale would be 'to inhale' == 'inhalar'. The 'to' is taken from a selection list.
I wish you also a successful and happy 2008. On New Year's Eve I was here in Costa Rica and I've looked after my 6 weeks old daughter, no holiday in sight. She is not sleeping well at night yet.
What is the past tense of 'to swim'? So either you say, I was swimming or yesterday I was swimming. Or: I was running yesterday vs. yesterday, I ran. You know the answer? I have no clue.