Oversleep: oversleep – overslept – overslept

Irregular verb, level B1.

B1 · Intermediate
Base form (V1)oversleep
Past simple (V2)overslept
Past participle (V3)overslept

Meaning

To sleep longer than you planned.

Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I never oversleep on school days.

Past simple (V2)
He overslept and missed the bus.

Past participle (V3)
She has overslept again this morning.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of oversleep.

Verbs that change the same way

The long vowel becomes short

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