Overhear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is a popular verb in both academic and daily contexts. Overhear being an irregular verb also deviates from the norm. “Overhear” has five forms: base, past simple, past participle, and present perfect participle. What is Overhear‘s Past Tense? What is Overhear‘s Past Participle? How to conjugate Overhear?
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Overhear of Definition and Meaning
Overhear can be defined as “to hear, but not understand what is being said”.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Overhear
Base Form (V1) | overhear |
Past Form (V2) | overheard |
Past Participle Form (V3) | overheard |
s / es/ ies (V4) | overhears |
‘ing’ form (V5) | overhearing |
Overhear of Past Simple V2
The verb overhear is also employed in its V2 form as “overheard”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Overhear of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “overheard”. Overheard is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word overhear as ‘have + overheard' or ‘has + overheard‘.
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + overheard‘.
- ‘has + overheard' is used for he, she, and it.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + overheard‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Overhear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: Overhear | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
overhear | overhear | overhears | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
overhear | overhear | overhear | |
Present Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
am overhearing | are overhearing | is overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are overhearing | are overhearing | are overhearing | |
Present Perfect of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
have overheard | have overheard | has overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have overheard | have overheard | have overheard | |
Present Perfect Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
have been overhearing | have been overhearing | has been overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been overhearing | have been overhearing | have been overhearing | |
Past Simple of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
overheard | overheard | overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
overheard | overheard | overheard | |
Past Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
was overhearing | were overhearing | was overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were overhearing | were overhearing | were overhearing | |
Past Perfect of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
had overheard | had overheard | had overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had overheard | had overheard | had overheard | |
Past Perfect Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
had been overhearing | had been overhearing | had been overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been overhearing | had been overhearing | had been overhearing | |
Future Simple of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall overhear | will/shall overhear | will/shall overhear | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall overhear | will/shall overhear | will/shall overhear | |
Future Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be overhearing | will/shall be overhearing | will/shall be overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be overhearing | will/shall be overhearing | will/shall be overhearing | |
Future Perfect of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have overheard | will/shall have overheard | will/shall have overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have overheard | will/shall have overheard | will/shall have overheard | |
Future Perfect Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been overhearing | will/shall have been overhearing | will/shall have been overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been overhearing | will/shall have been overhearing | will/shall have been overhearing | |
Conditional Present of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
would overhear | would overhear | would overhear | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would overhear | would overhear | would overhear | |
Conditional Perfect of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
would have overheard | would have overheard | would have overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have overheard | would have overheard | would have overheard | |
Conditional Present Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
would be overhearing | would be overhearing | would be overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be overhearing | would be overhearing | would be overhearing | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been overhearing | would have been overhearing | would have been overhearing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been overhearing | would have been overhearing | would have been overhearing | |
Present Subjunctive of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
overhear | overhear | overhear | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
overhear | overhear | overhear | |
Past Subjunctive of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
overheard | overheard | overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
overheard | overheard | overheard | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
had overheard | had overheard | had overheard | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had overheard | had overheard | had overheard | |
Imperative of overhear | I | You | She/He/It |
overhear | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s overhear | overhear |
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Example Sentences with Overhear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about overhear sentence examples.
Example:
+ He overheard something he might want to know.
+ She overheard you talking.
+ Peter overhears him saying he is going to Japan.
+ Lana chanced to overhear them talking about her.
+ I cringed, fearful that someone might overhear.
Synonym Words For Overhear
Synonym of the overhear word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of overhear:
- eavesdrop on
- listen in
- wiretap
- spy
- hear
- hearken
- catch
- earwig
- eavesdrop
- listen to
- listen in on
- record
- snoop on
- spy on
Opposite Words For Overhear
The antonym of the overhear word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as overhear.
- ignore
- be oblivious
- be unaware
- take no notice
- pay no attention to
- disregard
- overlook
- forget
- pay no heed to
- misheed
- unheed
- neglect
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Overhear (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of overhear?
The past tense of overhear is overheard. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhear is overhears. The present participle of overhear is overhearing. The past participle of overhear is overheard.
Base Form (V1) | overhear |
Past Form (V2) | overheard |
Past Participle Form (V3) | overheard |
s / es/ ies (V4) | overhears |
‘ing’ form (V5) | overhearing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of overhear?
+ The V2 and V3 form of overhear is “overheard“.
What is the sentence of overhear?
What is the past tense V2 of overhear?
+ The past tense of overhear is “overheard“.
What is the past participle V3 of overhear?
+ The past participle of overhear is “overheard“.
What is the present participle V5 of overhear?
+ The present participle of overhear is “overhearing“.
Conclusion
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backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt | daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved | interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt | mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
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rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
rewake | rewoke/rewaked | rewaken/rewaked |
rewear | rewore | reworn |
reweave | rewove/reweaved | rewoven/reweaved |
rewed | rewed/rewedded | rewed/rewedded |
rewet | rewet/rewetted | rewet/rewetted |
rewin | rewon | rewon |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
roughcast | roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran | run |
sand-cast | sand-cast | sand-cast |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shear | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shit | shit/shat/shitted | shit/shat/shitted |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown/showed |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun/span | spun |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk/stank | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
sunburn | sunburned/sunburnt | sunburned/sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
telecast | telecast | telecast |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden/trod |
typewrite | typewrote | typewritten |
unbend | unbent | unbent |
unbind | unbound | unbound |
unclothe | unclothed/unclad | unclothed/unclad |
undercut | undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed | underfed |
undergo | underwent | undergone |
underlie | underlay | underlain |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
underwrite | underwrote | underwritten |
undo | undid | undone |
unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
unhang | unhung | unhung |
unhide | unhid | unhidden |
unlearn | unlearned/unlearnt | unlearned/unlearnt |
unspin | unspun | unspun |
unwind | unwound | unwound |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
upset | upset | upset |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
work | worked | worked |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |