VERBONKSPlay freeThrow past tense and past participlethrow · threw · thrown
The past participle (the 3rd form) of throw is thrown and the past simple is threw. The three forms are throw, threw, thrown. Not "throwed"! throw is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Throw in a sentence
I threw the ball and the dog stayed.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I throw · she throws |
| Present continuous | I am throwing · they are throwing |
| Past simple | I threw · she threw · they threw |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't throw · she didn't throw |
| Past simple, question | Did you throw? · Did she throw? |
| Present perfect | I have thrown · she has thrown |
| Past perfect | I had thrown |
| Future | I will throw |
Common mistakes with throw
✗ I throwed✓ I threw✗ I didn't threw✓ I didn't throw✗ Did you threw?✓ Did you throw?✗ I have threw✓ I have thrown
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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throw significa lanzar, tirar. Pasado: threw. Participio: thrown.
🌬️ throw runs with The Blown Away Gang
ow → ew → own
Something blew through this neighbourhood, and every witness tells the same story. In the past the suspects whistled "ew": blew, knew, grew, threw, flew, drew. In the participle they left an -n behind: blown, known, grown, thrown, flown, drawn. show is the double agent: showed in the past, shown in the participle.
🔎 How to spot one: The past ends in -ew. The participle ends in -n.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| blow | blew | blown |
| know | knew | known |
| grow | grew | grown |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| fly | flew | flown |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| show | showed | shown / showed |
Questions about throw
What is the past tense of throw?
The past simple of "throw" is "threw". Example: I threw the ball and the dog stayed.
What is the past participle of throw?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "throw" is "thrown", as in "I have thrown".
What are the 3 forms of throw?
V1 throw, V2 threw, V3 thrown.
Is throw a regular or an irregular verb?
"throw" is an irregular verb: the past is not "throwed" but "threw".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de throw?
"throw" significa "lanzar, tirar". Pasado: threw. Participio: thrown.