Past tense of overtake
The past simple of overtake is overtook and the past participle is overtaken: overtake – overtook – overtaken.
- Base form V1
- overtake
- Past simple V2
- overtook
- Past participle V3
- overtaken
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- Past simpleA red car overtook us on the bridge.
- Past participleOnline sales have overtaken shop sales.
Common mistakes
overtakedovertook. Overtake is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Online sales have overtook shop sales.Online sales have overtaken shop sales. After have, use the past participle, overtaken.
Similar verbs
Overtake is built on take and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like overtake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of overtake?
Overtook. For example: A red car overtook us on the bridge.
What is the past participle of overtake?
Overtaken. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Online sales have overtaken shop sales.
Is overtake a regular verb?
No. Overtake is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
