to overbuild — English conjugation

Frequency#10383Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ioverbuild
youoverbuild
he/she/itoverbuilds
weoverbuild
you (pl.)overbuild
theyoverbuild

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ioverbuilt
youoverbuilt
he/she/itoverbuilt
weoverbuilt
you (pl.)overbuilt
theyoverbuilt

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam overbuilding
youare overbuilding
he/she/itis overbuilding
weare overbuilding
you (pl.)are overbuilding
theyare overbuilding

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas overbuilding
youwere overbuilding
he/she/itwas overbuilding
wewere overbuilding
you (pl.)were overbuilding
theywere overbuilding

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave overbuilt
youhave overbuilt
he/she/ithas overbuilt
wehave overbuilt
you (pl.)have overbuilt
theyhave overbuilt

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad overbuilt
youhad overbuilt
he/she/ithad overbuilt
wehad overbuilt
you (pl.)had overbuilt
theyhad overbuilt

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill overbuild
youwill overbuild
he/she/itwill overbuild
wewill overbuild
you (pl.)will overbuild
theywill overbuild

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be overbuilding
youwill be overbuilding
he/she/itwill be overbuilding
wewill be overbuilding
you (pl.)will be overbuilding
theywill be overbuilding

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have overbuilt
youwill have overbuilt
he/she/itwill have overbuilt
wewill have overbuilt
you (pl.)will have overbuilt
theywill have overbuilt

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould overbuild
youwould overbuild
he/she/itwould overbuild
wewould overbuild
you (pl.)would overbuild
theywould overbuild