Oversee – English Verbs Conjugation

oversee oversees overseeing oversaw

Oversee means to supervise or watch over work being done. Don't confuse with "overlook" (miss or ignore). Irregular: oversee-oversaw-overseen.

Meanings

To supervise or manage
To watch over
To be in charge of

Common Collocations

oversee operations oversee a project oversee workers overseer (noun) oversight (noun)

Tip for Learners

Oversee = supervise (positive). Overlook = miss/ignore (different meaning!). Oversight (noun) has two meanings: supervision OR a mistake/omission. An overseer = supervisor. Follows same pattern as "see".

Present Simple

I	oversee
you	oversee
he/she/it	oversees
we	oversee
they	oversee

Examples - Present Simple

I oversee the construction project.
You oversee the team.
She oversees operations daily.
We oversee the production line.
They oversee the department.

Present Continuous

I	am overseeing
you	are overseeing
he/she/it	is overseeing
we	are overseeing
they	are overseeing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am overseeing the project.
You are overseeing the team.
She is overseeing operations.
We are overseeing production.
They are overseeing the department.

Present Perfect

I	have overseen
you	have overseen
he/she/it	has overseen
we	have overseen
they	have overseen

Examples - Present Perfect

I have overseen many projects.
You have overseen the team.
She has overseen operations.
We have overseen production.
They have overseen the department.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been overseeing
you	have been overseeing
he/she/it	has been overseeing
we	have been overseeing
they	have been overseeing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been overseeing projects.
You have been overseeing teams.
She has been overseeing operations.
We have been overseeing production.
They have been overseeing departments.

Past Simple

I	oversaw
you	oversaw
he/she/it	oversaw
we	oversaw
they	oversaw

Examples - Past Simple

I oversaw the construction.
You oversaw the team.
She oversaw operations.
We oversaw production.
They oversaw the department.

Past Continuous

I	was overseeing
you	were overseeing
he/she/it	was overseeing
we	were overseeing
they	were overseeing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was overseeing the project.
You were overseeing teams.
She was overseeing operations.
We were overseeing production.
They were overseeing departments.

Past Perfect

I	had overseen
you	had overseen
he/she/it	had overseen
we	had overseen
they	had overseen

Examples - Past Perfect

I had overseen the project.
You had overseen the team.
She had overseen operations.
We had overseen production.
They had overseen the department.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been overseeing
you	had been overseeing
he/she/it	had been overseeing
we	had been overseeing
they	had been overseeing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been overseeing projects.
You had been overseeing teams.
He had been overseeing operations.
We had been overseeing production.
They had been overseeing departments.

Future Simple

I	will oversee
you	will oversee
he/she/it	will oversee
we	will oversee
they	will oversee

Examples - Future Simple

I will oversee the project.
You will oversee the team.
She will oversee operations.
We will oversee production.
They will oversee the department.

Future Continuous

I	will be overseeing
you	will be overseeing
he/she/it	will be overseeing
we	will be overseeing
they	will be overseeing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be overseeing the project.
You will be overseeing teams.
He will be overseeing operations.
We will be overseeing production.
They will be overseeing departments.

Future Perfect

I	will have overseen
you	will have overseen
he/she/it	will have overseen
we	will have overseen
they	will have overseen

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have overseen the project.
You will have overseen the team.
She will have overseen operations.
We will have overseen production.
They will have overseen the department.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been overseeing
you	will have been overseeing
he/she/it	will have been overseeing
we	will have been overseeing
they	will have been overseeing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been overseeing projects.
You will have been overseeing teams.
He will have been overseeing operations.
We will have been overseeing production.
They will have been overseeing departments.