CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSTATE
PRESENT
Present
I overstate
you overstate
he/she/it overstates
we overstate
you overstate
they overstate
Present continuous
I am overstating
you are overstating
he/she/it is overstating
we are overstating
you are overstating
they are overstating
Present perfect
I have overstated
you have overstated
he/she/it has overstated
we have overstated
you have overstated
they have overstated
Present perfect continuous
I have been overstating
you have been overstating
he/she/it has been overstating
we have been overstating
you have been overstating
they have been overstating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I overstated
you overstated
he/she/it overstated
we overstated
you overstated
they overstated
Past continuous
I was overstating
you were overstating
he/she/it was overstating
we were overstating
you were overstating
they were overstating
Past perfect
I had overstated
you had overstated
he/she/it had overstated
we had overstated
you had overstated
they had overstated
Past perfect continuous
I had been overstating
you had been overstating
he/she/it had been overstating
we had been overstating
you had been overstating
they had been overstating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will overstate
you will overstate
he/she/it will overstate
we will overstate
you will overstate
they will overstate
Future continuous
I will be overstating
you will be overstating
he/she/it will be overstating
we will be overstating
you will be overstating
they will be overstating
Future perfect
I will have overstated
you will have overstated
he/she/it will have overstated
we will have overstated
you will have overstated
they will have overstated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overstating
you will have been overstating
he/she/it will have been overstating
we will have been overstating
you will have been overstating
they will have been overstating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would overstate
you would overstate
he/she/it would overstate
we would overstate
you would overstate
they would overstate
Conditional continuous
I would be overstating
you would be overstating
he/she/it would be overstating
we would be overstating
you would be overstating
they would be overstating
Conditional perfect
I would have overstate
you would have overstate
he/she/it would have overstate
we would have overstate
you would have overstate
they would have overstate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overstating
you would have been overstating
he/she/it would have been overstating
we would have been overstating
you would have been overstating
they would have been overstating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you overstate
we let´s overstate
you overstate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
overstated
Present Participle
overstating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
9 QUOTES WITH «OVERSTATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
overstate.
Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.
People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope they're right.
If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust.
From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance.
One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress.
I'm an enemy of exposition. I feel there's no need to overstate.
This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the job that they were elected to do. The collective concentration of the institution is being undermined every day by the need to fund-raise.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.
I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSTATE»
Discover the use of
overstate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overstate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Firms sometimes try to overstate their profits in several ways: 1. Understate
Depreciation: By overstating how long a machine will last or by understating how
much its value has depreciated, firms increase their reported profits. For example
...
2
ISC TULSIAN'S Accoutancy for class XI
(b) Overstate Current Assets (c) Overstate Gross Profit from sales in that period (d
) Understate Net Profit in that period. 9. Under statement of Closing Stock of Raw-
materials in the period will. (a) Understate cost of goods manufactured in that ...
3
Hospitality Financial Accounting
Conservatism provides a reasonable guide in difficult situations: Do not overstate
assets and income. A common application of the conservatism constraint is the
use of the lower of cost or market method for inventories. As Chapter 10 will show
...
4
Advances in Accounting in Behavioural Research
(d) Answer cannot be determined from the information given. 4. What would be
the result of recording sales at year-end even through the goods were not
shipped? (a) Overstate accounts receivable. (b) Overstate inventory. (c)
Understate cash.
Vicky Arnold, B. Douglas Clinton, Anne Lillis, 2010
5
Intermediate Accounting, , Problem Solving Survival Guide
Overstate Understate Overstate Overstate b. Understate Overstate Understate
Understate c. Overstate No effect No effect Overstate d. Overstate Understate
Understate Understate Approach and Explanation: This is a counterbalancing
error.
Marilyn F. Hunt, Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, 2011
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Advanced Financial Accounting Tenth Edition:
What effect would this have on the investment account, net earnings, and
retained earnings, respectively? a. Understate, overstate, overstate. b. Overstate,
understate, understate. c. Overstate, overstate, overstate. d. Understate,
understate ...
Theodore Christensen, David Cottrell, Richard Baker, 2013
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Optional Law: The Structure of Legal Entitlements
Thus, the plaintiff at times will have a seller's incentive to overstate her valuation
and at other times will have a buyer's incentive to understate her valuation. The
plaintiff's normal incentive to overstate as a seller or to understate as a buyer, ...
8
Financial Reporting and Analysis: Using Financial Accounting ...
Understate income and overstate assets. Overstate income and overstate assets.
Understate income and understate assets. Overstate income and understate
assets. SAP?!” Overstate cash and overstate assets. d. Early in a period in which
...
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Employment Cost Indexes, 1975-99
living.6 Similarly, a Laspeyres compensation index may be expected to overstate
increases in the price of labor because it does not allow for the fact that
employers may be able to substitute one type of worker for another in response to
...
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Employment cost indexes, 1975-99
feet, and hence tends to overstate the increase in the cost of living.6 Similarly, a
Laspeyres compensation index may be expected to overstate increases in the
price of labor because it does not allow for the fact that employers may be able to
...
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSTATE»
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overstate is used in the context of the following news items.
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“The Richest Man Who Ever Lived,” a new book by veteran journalist Greg Steinmetz, shows that it's hard to overstate the effect Jacob Fugger ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
Examining Alexander Semin, the NHL's most polarizing player
Fans of the objective will overstate the numbers to counter the relentless subjective arguments and build him up into something that he's not. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Citrus acreage plummets in Highlands County
“We cannot overstate the challenges facing Florida citrus, but we will continue to fight to save the industry, its more than $10.7 billion economic ... «Highlands Today, Jul 15»
Before we lose our minds
Carrillo doesn't want to overstate the value of this one-target-one-molecule approach, though it is promising. She suggests that eventually we'll ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
MTN-Qhubeka, the Tour de France's Bad News Bears, prove a …
I am not going to overstate the significance of the team classification competition. It does not even have a fraction of the lustre of Formula One's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Let's not go Greek
It's getting difficult to overstate what an incomparable jackass Tsipras has proven himself to be. However, commentators have been trying to ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
iPhone fears sour Apple shares
However, despite last week's stock market turbulence, it would be a mistake to overstate Apple's problems. Even in a "worst case" scenario ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
YVONNE MINTZ: Industry's future could be even brighter than history
One thing has not changed in those 18 years, and in the decades before: there is no way to overstate the importance of local industry to ... «Brazosport Facts, Jul 15»
From Lollapalooza to NFL draft, high-profile events paying off for …
The U. of C.'s Sanderson, an expert in sports economics, suggests impact studies tend to overstate the actual value of such events. "If you take ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Muromachi to lead Toshiba recovery
Tanaka, Sasaki and Nishida pressured their subordinates to inflate profits, leading Toshiba to overstate earnings by ¥152 billion from fiscal ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
