Overthrow: overthrow – overthrew – overthrown
Irregular verb, level B2.
Base form (V1)overthrow
Past simple (V2)overthrew
Past participle (V3)overthrown
Meaning
To remove a leader from power by force.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
Some people want to overthrow the king.
Past simple (V2)
The army overthrew the old government.
Past participle (V3)
They have overthrown the leader.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of overthrow.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple ends in -ew, past participle in -wn
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