Irregular VerbsPast tense of “overcome”: overcame, overcome
The verb “overcome” is irregular: its past simple is “overcame” and its past participle is “overcome”.
Base form (V1)
overcome
/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/
Past simple (V2)
overcame
/ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm/
Past participle (V3)
overcome
/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/
Meaning
to win against a problem
Example
She overcame all her fears.
Pattern
ABA — base form and past participle are the same
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