JAPANESE VERB

たべすぎる

食べすぎる

to eat too much

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI eat too much
NegativeI don’t eat too much

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI ate too much
NegativeI didn’t eat too much

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form	Polite	Plain
て-formeating too much, and…
Doing now (ています)I am eating too much
Please (てください)please eat too much

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can eat too much
NegativeI can’t eat too much

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to eat too much
NegativeI don’t want to eat too much

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s eat too much

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am eaten too much
CausativeI make someone eat too much

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

Present and future

おしょうがつはいつも たべすぎます。

At New Year I always eat too much.
Past

ゆうべ、やきにくを たべすぎた。

Last night I ate too much yakiniku.
Te-form

たべすぎて、おなかがいたい。

I ate too much and my stomach hurts.
Potential

このりょうりはおいしくて、 たべすぎられます。

This dish is so good you could easily eat too much.
Want to

たべすぎたい わけじゃないけど、おいしい。

It's not that I want to overeat, but it's delicious.
Volitional

きょうは たべすぎよう。おいわいだ。

Let's eat too much today. It's a celebration.
Conditional

たべすぎたら、ねむくなりますよ。

If you eat too much, you'll get sleepy.
Commands and requests

あまいものを たべすぎないで ください。

Please don't eat too many sweets.
Passive and causative

こどもにおかしをたべすぎさせないでね。

Don't let the children eat too many sweets.