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ENGLISH VERB

overhaul

to overhaul; to redo completely

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: overhauling
  • Past participle: overhauled

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I overhaul
  2. you you overhaul
  3. he, she, it he overhauls
  4. we we overhaul
  5. they they overhaul

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I overhauled
  2. you you overhauled
  3. he, she, it he overhauled
  4. we we overhaul
  5. they they overhauled

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Overhaul!

How to use overhaul

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

  1. Present

    The restaurant overhauls its menu every spring.

    The restaurant overhauls its menu every spring.

  2. Past

    They overhauled the whole website last year.

    They overhauled the entire website last year.

  3. Future

    The city will overhaul the bus system in two years.

    The city government will overhaul the bus system in two years.

  4. Present continuous

    We are overhauling the kitchen, so no dinner parties.

    We're overhauling the kitchen completely, so no dinners.

  5. Present perfect

    The mechanic has overhauled the engine completely.

    The mechanic overhauled the engine completely.

  6. Conditional

    I would overhaul my routine if I had the energy.

    I would redo my routine completely if I had the energy.

  7. Imperative

    Overhaul the plan, don't just fix the typos.

    Redo the plan completely; don't just fix the typos.

Good to know

  • "Overhaul" means working on everything, not just fixing one detail: an engine, a system, a menu.

Where you hear overhaul

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • Sam overhauls everything he touches. Sam overhauls everything he touches.
  • We overhauled the signs two years ago. We overhauled the signs two years ago.
  • Rather than overhaul the page, we'll fix one line. Rather than overhaul the page, we'll fix one line.
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Not every problem calls for a remodel

Advanced Level 2 · Rather than overhaul the signs, a small adjustment might address it.

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