Past tense of overdo
The past simple of overdo is overdid and the past participle is overdone: overdo – overdid – overdone.
- Base form V1
- overdo
- Past simple V2
- overdid
- Past participle V3
- overdone
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Meaning of overdo
To take something too far or use too much of it
- ExampleAdd some salt, but don't overdo it.
Overdo, overdid, overdone in sentences
- Past simpleHe overdid the salt again.
- Past participleI have overdone it at the gym.
Common mistakes
overdoedoverdid. Overdo is irregular, so it does not take -ed.I have overdid it at the gym.I have overdone it at the gym. After have, use the past participle, overdone.
Similar verbs
Overdo is built on do and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like overdo: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of overdo?
Overdid. For example: He overdid the salt again.
What is the past participle of overdo?
Overdone. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have overdone it at the gym.
Is overdo a regular verb?
No. Overdo is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
