overpay
overpays
overpaying
overpaid
Overpay means to pay more than something is worth or more than required. Irregular: overpay-overpaid-overpaid.
Meanings
- To pay too much
- To pay more than value
- To pay excessive salary
Common Collocations
overpay for
grossly overpaid
overpaid executives
overpay taxes
feel overpaid
Tip for Learners
Consumer warning: "Don't overpay for brand names." Overpaid as adjective: "overpaid executives." Follows same pattern as "pay": overpay-overpaid-overpaid.
Present Simple
| I | overpay |
| you | overpay |
| he/she/it | overpays |
| we | overpay |
| they | overpay |
Examples - Present Simple
- I overpay for premium services.
- You overpay the contractors.
- She overpays her employees.
- We overpay for quality.
- They overpay consultants routinely.
Present Continuous
| I | am overpaying |
| you | are overpaying |
| he/she/it | is overpaying |
| we | are overpaying |
| they | are overpaying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am overpaying for the service.
- You are overpaying contractors.
- She is overpaying again.
- We are overpaying for the rental.
- They are overpaying suppliers.
Present Perfect
| I | have overpaid |
| you | have overpaid |
| he/she/it | has overpaid |
| we | have overpaid |
| they | have overpaid |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have overpaid for the repairs.
- You have overpaid contractors.
- She has overpaid repeatedly.
- We have overpaid for quality.
- They have overpaid the vendors.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been overpaying |
| you | have been overpaying |
| he/she/it | has been overpaying |
| we | have been overpaying |
| they | have been overpaying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been overpaying for years.
- You have been overpaying contractors.
- She has been overpaying staff.
- We have been overpaying vendors.
- They have been overpaying consultants.
Past Simple
| I | overpaid |
| you | overpaid |
| he/she/it | overpaid |
| we | overpaid |
| they | overpaid |
Examples - Past Simple
- I overpaid for the car.
- You overpaid the plumber.
- She overpaid the designer.
- We overpaid for the house.
- They overpaid the consultant.
Past Continuous
| I | was overpaying |
| you | were overpaying |
| he/she/it | was overpaying |
| we | were overpaying |
| they | were overpaying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was overpaying for services.
- You were overpaying contractors.
- She was overpaying staff.
- We were overpaying vendors.
- They were overpaying consultants.
Past Perfect
| I | had overpaid |
| you | had overpaid |
| he/she/it | had overpaid |
| we | had overpaid |
| they | had overpaid |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had overpaid for the repairs.
- You had overpaid contractors.
- She had overpaid previously.
- We had overpaid for quality.
- They had overpaid vendors.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been overpaying |
| you | had been overpaying |
| he/she/it | had been overpaying |
| we | had been overpaying |
| they | had been overpaying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been overpaying for years.
- You had been overpaying contractors.
- He had been overpaying staff.
- We had been overpaying vendors.
- They had been overpaying consultants.
Future Simple
| I | will overpay |
| you | will overpay |
| he/she/it | will overpay |
| we | will overpay |
| they | will overpay |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will overpay for the service.
- You will overpay contractors.
- She will overpay again.
- We will overpay for quality.
- They will overpay vendors.
Future Continuous
| I | will be overpaying |
| you | will be overpaying |
| he/she/it | will be overpaying |
| we | will be overpaying |
| they | will be overpaying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be overpaying for services.
- You will be overpaying contractors.
- He will be overpaying staff.
- We will be overpaying vendors.
- They will be overpaying consultants.
Future Perfect
| I | will have overpaid |
| you | will have overpaid |
| he/she/it | will have overpaid |
| we | will have overpaid |
| they | will have overpaid |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have overpaid for the car.
- You will have overpaid contractors.
- She will have overpaid staff.
- We will have overpaid vendors.
- They will have overpaid consultants.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been overpaying |
| you | will have been overpaying |
| he/she/it | will have been overpaying |
| we | will have been overpaying |
| they | will have been overpaying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been overpaying for years.
- You will have been overpaying contractors.
- He will have been overpaying staff.
- We will have been overpaying vendors.
- They will have been overpaying consultants.