Irregular VerbsPast tense of “overthrow”: overthrew, overthrown
The verb “overthrow” is irregular: its past simple is “overthrew” and its past participle is “overthrown”.
Base form (V1)
overthrow
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/
Past simple (V2)
overthrew
/ˌəʊvəˈθruː/
Past participle (V3)
overthrown
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn/
Meaning
to remove a leader by force
Example
The rebels overthrew the government.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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