Past tense of overwrite
The past simple of overwrite is overwrote and the past participle is overwritten: overwrite – overwrote – overwritten.
- Base form V1
- overwrite
- Past simple V2
- overwrote
- Past participle V3
- overwritten
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Meaning of overwrite
To save new data in place of a file that is already there
- ExampleSave it under a new name so you don't overwrite the original.
Overwrite, overwrote, overwritten in sentences
- Past simpleI overwrote the file by mistake.
- Past participleThe photos have been overwritten.
Common mistakes
overwritedoverwrote. Overwrite is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The photos have been overwrote.The photos have been overwritten. After be in the passive, use the past participle, overwritten.
Similar verbs
Overwrite is built on write and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like overwrite: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of overwrite?
Overwrote. For example: I overwrote the file by mistake.
What is the past participle of overwrite?
Overwritten. It follows be in the passive, as in The photos have been overwritten.
Is overwrite a regular verb?
No. Overwrite is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
