Overhear: overhear – overheard – overheard
Irregular verb, level B2.
Base form (V1)overhear
Past simple (V2)overheard
Past participle (V3)overheard
Meaning
To hear what others say when they do not know you listen.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
I did not mean to overhear your conversation.
Past simple (V2)
I overheard them talking about the party.
Past participle (V3)
She has overheard something she should not know.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of overhear.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple and past participle are the same
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