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ENGLISH VERB

hand over

to hand over, to deliver

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: handing over
  • Past participle: handed over

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I hand over
  2. you you hand over
  3. he, she, it he hands over
  4. we we hand over
  5. they they hand over

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I handed over
  2. you you handed over
  3. he, she, it he handed over
  4. we we hand over
  5. they they handed over

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will hand over
  2. you you will hand over
  3. he, she, it he will hand over
  4. we we will hand over
  5. they they will hand over

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am handing over
  2. you you are handing over
  3. he, she, it he is handing over
  4. we we are handing over
  5. they they are handing over

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already handed over
  2. you you have already handed over
  3. he, she, it he has already handed over
  4. we we have already handed over
  5. they they have already handed over

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would hand over
  2. you you would hand over
  3. he, she, it he would hand over
  4. we we would hand over
  5. they they would hand over

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Hand it over!

How to use hand over

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    At the border, you hand over your passport.

    At the border, you hand over your passport.

  2. Past

    He handed over the keys and left.

    He handed over the keys and left.

  3. Future

    I will hand over the project to Marina next week.

    I'll hand the project over to Marina next week.

  4. Present continuous

    The old manager is handing over to the new one today.

    The former manager is handing the position over to the new one today.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you handed over the report yet?

    Have you handed in the report yet?

  6. Conditional

    I would hand over the phone if the police asked.

    I would hand over the phone if the police asked.

  7. Imperative

    Hand over the remote, it's my turn.

    Pass the controller, it's my turn.

Good to know

  • "Hand over" is to hand over something you have, often reluctantly or out of obligation.
  • "Hand in" means to give a piece of work or a document to the person who asked.

Where you hear hand over

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • At four-thirty, I hand the list over to Walter. At four-thirty, I hand the list over to Walter.
  • I handed the list over to Walter. I handed the list over to Walter.
  • I'll hand the numbers over to Jordan. I'll hand the numbers over to Jordan.
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Intermediate Level 3 · hand the list over to Walter

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