CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSTREW
PRESENT
Present
I overstrew
you overstrew
he/she/it overstrews
we overstrew
you overstrew
they overstrew
Present continuous
I am overstrewing
you are overstrewing
he/she/it is overstrewing
we are overstrewing
you are overstrewing
they are overstrewing
Present perfect
I have overstrewed
you have overstrewed
he/she/it has overstrewed
we have overstrewed
you have overstrewed
they have overstrewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been overstrewing
you have been overstrewing
he/she/it has been overstrewing
we have been overstrewing
you have been overstrewing
they have been overstrewing
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 overstrewed
you overstrewed
he/she/it overstrewed
we overstrewed
you overstrewed
they overstrewed
Past continuous
I was overstrewing
you were overstrewing
he/she/it was overstrewing
we were overstrewing
you were overstrewing
they were overstrewing
Past perfect
I had overstrewed
you had overstrewed
he/she/it had overstrewed
we had overstrewed
you had overstrewed
they had overstrewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been overstrewing
you had been overstrewing
he/she/it had been overstrewing
we had been overstrewing
you had been overstrewing
they had been overstrewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will overstrew
you will overstrew
he/she/it will overstrew
we will overstrew
you will overstrew
they will overstrew
Future continuous
I will be overstrewing
you will be overstrewing
he/she/it will be overstrewing
we will be overstrewing
you will be overstrewing
they will be overstrewing
Future perfect
I will have overstrewed
you will have overstrewed
he/she/it will have overstrewed
we will have overstrewed
you will have overstrewed
they will have overstrewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overstrewing
you will have been overstrewing
he/she/it will have been overstrewing
we will have been overstrewing
you will have been overstrewing
they will have been overstrewing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would overstrew
you would overstrew
he/she/it would overstrew
we would overstrew
you would overstrew
they would overstrew
Conditional continuous
I would be overstrewing
you would be overstrewing
he/she/it would be overstrewing
we would be overstrewing
you would be overstrewing
they would be overstrewing
Conditional perfect
I would have overstrew
you would have overstrew
he/she/it would have overstrew
we would have overstrew
you would have overstrew
they would have overstrew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overstrewing
you would have been overstrewing
he/she/it would have been overstrewing
we would have been overstrewing
you would have been overstrewing
they would have been overstrewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you overstrew
we let´s overstrew
you overstrew
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
overstrewed
Present Participle
overstrewing
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSTREW»
Discover the use of
overstrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overstrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tong shang xu zhi: Useful manual for the use of traders in China
... ^_c^%_ oversprea<l overspead overspread overspreaking ., overstrew ^ ||j
overstrew overstrewed overstrewn R. overstrewing „ overtake j|g overtake
overtook overtaken overtaking w overthrow overthrow overthrew overthrown
overthrowing ...
2
Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Ine-Rhe
[Eng. over, and straitly.) Too strait ly. too strictly, too rigorously. "He found himself
overstrain* tied up with hard conditions. -- /tat.i-jh : UUt. World, bk. v., ch. 1L, f 1. *
6 ver straw, v.t. [Eng. over, and straw, v.] To strew or scatter over ; to overstrew.
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1897
3
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of ...
[Eng. over, and straitly.] Too stnutly, too strictly, too rigorously. "He found himself
overetraitly tied np with hard conditions."— Haleigh: Hist. World, bk v., cb. 1L. j 1.
* 6-ver-straw,' v.t. [Eng. over, and straw, v.] To strew or scatter over ; to overstrew.
4
Universal dictionary of the English language: a new and ...
[Eng. over, and strain Too straltly, too strictly, too rigorously. "He found himself
overuraitly tied up with hard condition*."— HaMgh : HUU World, bk. v., oh. h 1. • 6
-ver-atraw,' v.t [Eng. over, and straw, v.] To strew or scatter over ; to overstrew.
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1899
5
The Standard Pronouncing Dictionary of the French and ...
... munir, fournir, renv plir abondamment, [fouler Overstrain, va. and vn. ö-ffr-stra*',
outrtr, sc Overstrew, va. ù^vir-ttru', joncher de, couvrir de.
6
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... Overstrew, ö-fer-strw', l v. a. taenu ar, Overstrow, ö-fer-strö', l lledu, taenu ar ,
hyd, gordaenu Overstrict, ö-fer-strict', a. rhy gyfyng, rhygaeth, gorfanwl,
gorfanylgaeth Overstride,ö-fer-streid',s.gorcham,dirgam Overstrike, ö-fer-streic',
v. a. ...
7
A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
... overspan, overspeuk, overspread, overstare, overstate, overstorc, overstrain,
overstrew, ovcrstrike, overstuffed, oversupply, over- swurming, ovcrswav,
overswell, overtask, overtax, overtedious, ovcrtire, overtitle, overtrip, overvalue,
ovcrvail, ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
8
An English-Avesta dictionary
5 Vd. 5 § 24. Oversight, Vide Omission. Oversleep, v. Over + sleep, q. v.
Overspread, W-vt> Vd. 2 § 29 Fïofe Spread out. Overstate, Over -1- state.
Overstay, Over + stay, q. r. Overstep, Vide Exceed, Overstrain, Over + strain, q. v.
Overstrew, ...
Kavasji Edalji Kanga, Bamanji Nasarvanji Dhabhar, 1909
9
History of Washtenaw County, Michigan: Together with ...
Geologists, impressed by the evidences of remote Northern transportation
presented by the incoherent materials which overstrew the surface of the
JSIorthern States, have overlooked the strictly local character of a considerable
portion of them ...
10
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Overstrain', т. а. sf orzare, raf- ßnare troppo i -, т. П. щ/ог- larai. Overstretch', т. a.
elendere troppo, etiracchiare. OverstreW, т.а. irr. spargere. Oversway', T. a.
predominare, prevalere. [iraboccare. Overswell', т.а. irr. rigon fiare; O'vert, adj.
aperto ...
William James, Giuseppe Grassi, 1854
