Conjugation of the verb overtake in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb overtake in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I overtake
  • you overtake
  • he|she|it overtakes
  • we overtake
  • you overtake
  • they overtake

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

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 overtake in the past tenses

Simple past

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

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 overtake in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

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 overtake

Present participle

  • overtaking

Past participle

  • overtaken

Perfect Participle

  • having overtaken

The imperative in English, for the verb to overtake

Imperative

  • overtake
  • let's overtake
  • overtake

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