Past tense of oversell
The past simple of oversell is oversold and the past participle is oversold: oversell – oversold – oversold.
- Base form V1
- oversell
- Past simple V2
- oversold
- Past participle V3
- oversold
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Meaning of oversell
To sell more places or goods than you actually have
- ExampleThe airline oversold the flight again.
Oversell, oversold, oversold in sentences
- Past simpleThe airline oversold the flight.
- Past participleThe concert has been oversold.
Common mistakes
overselledoversold. Oversell is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Oversell is built on sell and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like oversell: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of oversell?
Oversold. For example: The airline oversold the flight.
What is the past participle of oversell?
Oversold. It follows be in the passive, as in The concert has been oversold.
Is oversell a regular verb?
No. Oversell is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
