Outdo – English Verbs Conjugation

outdo outdoes outdoing outdid

Outdo means to be better than someone else or to surpass in performance. Irregular: outdo-outdid-outdone.

Meanings

To surpass in performance
To do better than
To exceed or excel

Common Collocations

outdo yourself outdo the competition not to be outdone outdo each other outdo expectations

Tip for Learners

Outdo yourself = perform even better than usual. Not to be outdone = refusing to let someone else be better. Follows same pattern as "do": outdo-outdid-outdone.

Present Simple

I	outdo
you	outdo
he/she/it	outdoes
we	outdo
they	outdo

Examples - Present Simple

I outdo myself constantly.
You outdo everyone else.
She outdoes her rivals.
We outdo expectations.
They outdo each other.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

I am outdoing my best.
You are outdoing yourself.
She is outdoing the competition.
We are outdoing expectations.
They are outdoing each other.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

I have outdone my record.
You have outdone yourself.
She has outdone everyone.
We have outdone expectations.
They have outdone rivals.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been outdoing myself.
You have been outdoing constantly.
She has been outdoing everyone.
We have been outdoing expectations.
They have been outdoing actively.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

I outdid my previous record.
You outdid the competition.
She outdid everyone.
We outdid expectations.
They outdid themselves.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

I was outdoing my best.
You were outdoing yourself.
She was outdoing expectations.
We were outdoing everyone.
They were outdoing each other.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

I had outdone my record.
You had outdone yourself.
She had outdone everyone.
We had outdone expectations.
They had outdone rivals.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been outdoing myself.
You had been outdoing constantly.
He had been outdoing expectations.
We had been outdoing everyone.
They had been outdoing continuously.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

I will outdo my record.
You will outdo yourself.
She will outdo everyone.
We will outdo expectations.
They will outdo rivals.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be outdoing my best.
You will be outdoing yourself.
He will be outdoing expectations.
We will be outdoing everyone.
They will be outdoing each other.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have outdone everything.
You will have outdone yourself.
She will have outdone everyone.
We will have outdone expectations.
They will have outdone it.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been outdoing myself.
You will have been outdoing constantly.
He will have been outdoing everyone.
We will have been outdoing expectations.
They will have been outdoing continuously.