to overthrow — English conjugation

Frequency#1535Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ioverthrow
youoverthrow
he/she/itoverthrows
weoverthrow
you (pl.)overthrow
theyoverthrow

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ioverthrew
youoverthrew
he/she/itoverthrew
weoverthrew
you (pl.)overthrew
theyoverthrew

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam overthrowing
youare overthrowing
he/she/itis overthrowing
weare overthrowing
you (pl.)are overthrowing
theyare overthrowing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas overthrowing
youwere overthrowing
he/she/itwas overthrowing
wewere overthrowing
you (pl.)were overthrowing
theywere overthrowing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave overthrown
youhave overthrown
he/she/ithas overthrown
wehave overthrown
you (pl.)have overthrown
theyhave overthrown

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad overthrown
youhad overthrown
he/she/ithad overthrown
wehad overthrown
you (pl.)had overthrown
theyhad overthrown

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill overthrow
youwill overthrow
he/she/itwill overthrow
wewill overthrow
you (pl.)will overthrow
theywill overthrow

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be overthrowing
youwill be overthrowing
he/she/itwill be overthrowing
wewill be overthrowing
you (pl.)will be overthrowing
theywill be overthrowing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have overthrown
youwill have overthrown
he/she/itwill have overthrown
wewill have overthrown
you (pl.)will have overthrown
theywill have overthrown

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould overthrow
youwould overthrow
he/she/itwould overthrow
wewould overthrow
you (pl.)would overthrow
theywould overthrow