Past tense of overshoot
The past simple of overshoot is overshot and the past participle is overshot: overshoot – overshot – overshot.
- Base form V1
- overshoot
- Past simple V2
- overshot
- Past participle V3
- overshot
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Meaning of overshoot
To travel or go beyond the point where you meant to stop
- ExampleThe plane overshot the runway in heavy rain.
Overshoot, overshot, overshot in sentences
- Past simpleThe plane overshot the runway.
- Past participleThe budget has been overshot again.
Common mistakes
overshootedovershot. Overshoot is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Overshoot is built on shoot and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like overshoot: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of overshoot?
Overshot. For example: The plane overshot the runway.
What is the past participle of overshoot?
Overshot. It follows be in the passive, as in The budget has been overshot again.
Is overshoot a regular verb?
No. Overshoot is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
