Irregular VerbsPast tense of “oversleep”: overslept, overslept
The verb “oversleep” is irregular: its past simple is “overslept” and its past participle is “overslept”.
Base form (V1)
oversleep
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/
Past simple (V2)
overslept
/ˌəʊvəˈslɛpt/
Past participle (V3)
overslept
/ˌəʊvəˈslɛpt/
Meaning
to sleep longer than you planned
Example
I overslept and missed the bus.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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