overlay
overlays
overlaying
overlaid
Overlay means to cover with a layer, or to coincide with. Irregular: overlay-overlaid-overlaid.
Meanings
- To cover with layer
- To lie over
- To superimpose
- A covering layer (noun)
Common Collocations
overlay with
overlay image
gold overlay
transparent overlay
overlay graphics
Tip for Learners
Don't confuse with overlie (lie on top of). Overlay = actively cover; overlie = passively lie over. Computing: "overlay graphics on video." Follows pattern of "lay".
Present Simple
| I | overlay |
| you | overlay |
| he/she/it | overlays |
| we | overlay |
| they | overlay |
Examples - Present Simple
- I overlay the image with text.
- You overlay the map with grid lines.
- She overlays the photo with filters.
- We overlay the graphics.
- They overlay the design.
Present Continuous
| I | am overlaying |
| you | are overlaying |
| he/she/it | is overlaying |
| we | are overlaying |
| they | are overlaying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am overlaying the image.
- You are overlaying the text.
- She is overlaying filters.
- We are overlaying the design.
- They are overlaying graphics.
Present Perfect
| I | have overlaid |
| you | have overlaid |
| he/she/it | has overlaid |
| we | have overlaid |
| they | have overlaid |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have overlaid the image.
- You have overlaid the map.
- She has overlaid filters.
- We have overlaid the design.
- They have overlaid the graphics.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been overlaying |
| you | have been overlaying |
| he/she/it | has been overlaying |
| we | have been overlaying |
| they | have been overlaying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been overlaying images.
- You have been overlaying text.
- She has been overlaying filters.
- We have been overlaying designs.
- They have been overlaying graphics.
Past Simple
| I | overlaid |
| you | overlaid |
| he/she/it | overlaid |
| we | overlaid |
| they | overlaid |
Examples - Past Simple
- I overlaid the image.
- You overlaid the map.
- She overlaid the filter.
- We overlaid the design.
- They overlaid the graphics.
Past Continuous
| I | was overlaying |
| you | were overlaying |
| he/she/it | was overlaying |
| we | were overlaying |
| they | were overlaying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was overlaying the image.
- You were overlaying text.
- She was overlaying filters.
- We were overlaying designs.
- They were overlaying graphics.
Past Perfect
| I | had overlaid |
| you | had overlaid |
| he/she/it | had overlaid |
| we | had overlaid |
| they | had overlaid |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had overlaid the image.
- You had overlaid the map.
- She had overlaid filters.
- We had overlaid the design.
- They had overlaid graphics.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been overlaying |
| you | had been overlaying |
| he/she/it | had been overlaying |
| we | had been overlaying |
| they | had been overlaying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been overlaying images.
- You had been overlaying text.
- He had been overlaying filters.
- We had been overlaying designs.
- They had been overlaying graphics.
Future Simple
| I | will overlay |
| you | will overlay |
| he/she/it | will overlay |
| we | will overlay |
| they | will overlay |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will overlay the image.
- You will overlay the map.
- She will overlay filters.
- We will overlay the design.
- They will overlay graphics.
Future Continuous
| I | will be overlaying |
| you | will be overlaying |
| he/she/it | will be overlaying |
| we | will be overlaying |
| they | will be overlaying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be overlaying images.
- You will be overlaying text.
- He will be overlaying filters.
- We will be overlaying designs.
- They will be overlaying graphics.
Future Perfect
| I | will have overlaid |
| you | will have overlaid |
| he/she/it | will have overlaid |
| we | will have overlaid |
| they | will have overlaid |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have overlaid the image.
- You will have overlaid the map.
- She will have overlaid filters.
- We will have overlaid the design.
- They will have overlaid graphics.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been overlaying |
| you | will have been overlaying |
| he/she/it | will have been overlaying |
| we | will have been overlaying |
| they | will have been overlaying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been overlaying images.
- You will have been overlaying text.
- He will have been overlaying filters.
- We will have been overlaying designs.
- They will have been overlaying graphics.