Conjugation of the verb overlie in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb overlie in English.

Conjugation of the verb overlie in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I overlie
  • you overlie
  • he|she|it overlies
  • we overlie
  • you overlie
  • they overlie

Present Continuous

  • I am overlying
  • you are overlying
  • he|she|it is overlying
  • we are overlying
  • you are overlying
  • they are overlying

Present Perfect

  • I have overlain
  • you have overlain
  • he|she|it has overlain
  • we have overlain
  • you have overlain
  • they have overlain

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been overlying
  • you have been overlying
  • he|she|it has been overlying
  • we have been overlying
  • you have been overlying
  • they have been overlying

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb overlie in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I overlay
  • you overlay
  • he|she|it overlay
  • we overlay
  • you overlay
  • they overlay

Past continuous

  • I was overlying
  • you were overlying
  • he|she|it was overlying
  • we were overlying
  • you were overlying
  • they were overlying

Past perfect

  • I had overlain
  • you had overlain
  • he|she|it had overlain
  • we had overlain
  • you had overlain
  • they had overlain

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been overlying
  • you had been overlying
  • he|she|it had been overlying
  • we had been overlying
  • you had been overlying
  • they had been overlying

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb overlie in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will overlie
  • you will overlie
  • he|she|it will overlie
  • we will overlie
  • you will overlie
  • they will overlie

Future continuous

  • I will be overlying
  • you will be overlying
  • he|she|it will be overlying
  • we will be overlying
  • you will be overlying
  • they will be overlying

Future perfect

  • I will have overlain
  • you will have overlain
  • he|she|it will have overlain
  • we will have overlain
  • you will have overlain
  • they will have overlain

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been overlying
  • you will have been overlying
  • he|she|it will have been overlying
  • we will have been overlying
  • you will have been overlying
  • they will have been overlying

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to overlie

Present participle

  • overlying

Past participle

  • overlain

Perfect Participle

  • having overlain

The imperative in English, for the verb to overlie

Imperative

  • overlie
  • let's overlie
  • overlie

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