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Past tense of overeat

The past simple of overeat is overate and the past participle is overeaten: overeat – overate – overeaten.

Base form V1
overeat
Past simple V2
overate
Past participle V3
overeaten
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Meaning of overeat

To eat far more than you need and feel uncomfortable afterwards

  • ExampleI always overeat at Christmas.

Overeat, overate, overeaten in sentences

  • Past simpleWe overate at the party.
  • Past participleI have overeaten again.

Common mistakes

  • overeated overate. Overeat is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
  • I have overate again. I have overeaten again. After have, use the past participle, overeaten.

Similar verbs

Overeat is built on eat and changes the same way.

All three forms different, like overeat: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.

Common questions

What is the past tense of overeat?

Overate. For example: We overate at the party.

What is the past participle of overeat?

Overeaten. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have overeaten again.

Is overeat a regular verb?

No. Overeat is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.

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