Past tense of overspend
The past simple of overspend is overspent and the past participle is overspent: overspend – overspent – overspent.
- Base form V1
- overspend
- Past simple V2
- overspent
- Past participle V3
- overspent
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Meaning of overspend
To use up more money than your budget allows
- ExampleThe department overspent by ten per cent.
Overspend, overspent, overspent in sentences
- Past simpleThe council overspent again.
- Past participleThe budget has been overspent.
Common mistakes
overspendedoverspent. Overspend is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Overspend is built on spend and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like overspend: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of overspend?
Overspent. For example: The council overspent again.
What is the past participle of overspend?
Overspent. It follows be in the passive, as in The budget has been overspent.
Is overspend a regular verb?
No. Overspend is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
