Conjugation of to surpass

Conjugation of the English verb to surpass with pronunciation. To surpass is regular.

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Surpass verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):surpass
2.Past simple:surpassed
3.Past participle:surpassed
4.3rd person singular:surpasses
5.Present participle:surpassing
6.Imperative:surpass!

Active voice of to surpass

Active conjugation of the regular verb to surpass in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To surpass
Present participle:
surpassing
Past participle:
surpassed
Indicative

Present
Isurpass
yousurpass
he/she/itsurpasses
wesurpass
yousurpass
theysurpass
Perfect
Ihave surpassed
youhave surpassed
he/she/ithas surpassed
wehave surpassed
youhave surpassed
theyhave surpassed
Past
Isurpassed
yousurpassed
he/she/itsurpassed
wesurpassed
yousurpassed
theysurpassed
Past perfect
Ihad surpassed
youhad surpassed
he/she/ithad surpassed
wehad surpassed
youhad surpassed
theyhad surpassed
Future
Iwill surpass
youwill surpass
he/she/itwill surpass
wewill surpass
youwill surpass
theywill surpass
Future perfect
Iwill have surpassed
youwill have surpassed
he/she/itwill have surpassed
wewill have surpassed
youwill have surpassed
theywill have surpassed
Conditional

Present
Iwould surpass
youwould surpass
he/she/itwould surpass
wewould surpass
youwould surpass
theywould surpass
Perfect
Iwould have surpassed
youwould have surpassed
he/she/itwould have surpassed
wewould have surpassed
youwould have surpassed
theywould have surpassed
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam surpassing
youare surpassing
he/she/itis surpassing
weare surpassing
youare surpassing
theyare surpassing
Present perfect
Ihave been surpassing
youhave been surpassing
he/she/ithave been surpassing
wehave been surpassing
youhave been surpassing
theyhave been surpassing
Past
Iwas surpassing
youwere surpassing
he/she/itwas surpassing
wewere surpassing
youwere surpassing
theywere surpassing
Past perfect
Ihad been surpassing
youhad been surpassing
he/she/ithad been surpassing
wehad been surpassing
youhad been surpassing
theyhad been surpassing
Future
Iwill be surpassing
youwill be surpassing
he/she/itwill be surpassing
wewill be surpassing
youwill be surpassing
theywill be surpassing
Future perfect
Iwill have been surpassing
youwill have been surpassing
he/she/itwill have been surpassing
wewill have been surpassing
youwill have been surpassing
theywill have been surpassing
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould surpass
youwould surpass
he/she/itwould surpass
wewould surpass
youwould surpass
theywould surpass
Perfect
Iwould have surpassed
youwould have surpassed
he/she/itwould have surpassed
wewould have surpassed
youwould have surpassed
theywould have surpassed
Imperative

Affirmative
yousurpass!
weLet's surpass!
you (pl.)surpass!
Negative
youdon't surpass!
(do not surpass)
you (pl.)don't surpass!
(do not surpass)

Passive voice of to surpass

The passive voice of to surpass is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To surpass
Past participle:
surpassed
Indicative

Present
Iam surpassed
youare surpassed
he/she/itis surpassed
weare surpassed
youare surpassed
theyare surpassed
Perfect
Ihave been surpassed
youhave been surpassed
he/she/ithas been surpassed
wehave been surpassed
youhave been surpassed
theyhave been surpassed
Past
Iwas surpassed
youwere surpassed
he/she/itwas surpassed
wewere surpassed
youwere surpassed
theywere surpassed
Past perfect
Ihad been surpassed
youhad been surpassed
he/she/ithad been surpassed
wehad been surpassed
youhad been surpassed
theyhad been surpassed
Future
Iwill be surpassed
youwill be surpassed
he/she/itwill be surpassed
wewill be surpassed
youwill be surpassed
theywill be surpassed
Future perfect
Iwill have been surpassed
youwill have been surpassed
he/she/itwill have been surpassed
wewill have been surpassed
youwill have been surpassed
theywill have been surpassed
Conditional

Present
Iwould be surpassed
youwould be surpassed
he/she/itwould be surpassed
wewould be surpassed
youwould be surpassed
theywould be surpassed
Perfect
Iwould have been surpassed
youwould have been surpassed
he/she/itwould have been surpassed
wewould have been surpassed
youwould have been surpassed
theywould have been surpassed
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being surpassed
youare being surpassed
he/she/itis being surpassed
weare being surpassed
youare being surpassed
theyare being surpassed
Present perfect
Ihave been being surpassed
youhave been being surpassed
he/she/ithas been being surpassed
wehave been being surpassed
youhave been being surpassed
theyhave been being surpassed
Past
Iwas being surpassed
youwere being surpassed
he/she/itwas being surpassed
wewere being surpassed
youwere being surpassed
theywere being surpassed
Past perfect
Ihad been being surpassed
youhad been being surpassed
he/she/ithad been being surpassed
wehad been being surpassed
youhad been being surpassed
theyhad been being surpassed
Future
Iwill be being surpassed
youwill be being surpassed
he/she/itwill be being surpassed
wewill be being surpassed
youwill be being surpassed
theywill be being surpassed
Future perfect
Iwill have been being surpassed
youwill have been being surpassed
he/she/itwill have been being surpassed
wewill have been being surpassed
youwill have been being surpassed
theywill have been being surpassed
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being surpassed
youwould be being surpassed
he/she/itwould be being surpassed
wewould be being surpassed
youwould be being surpassed
theywould be being surpassed
Perfect
Iwould have been being surpassed
youwould have been being surpassed
he/she/itwould have been being surpassed
wewould have been being surpassed
youwould have been being surpassed
theywould have been being surpassed

What does surpass mean?

Definitions

Verb

surpass - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
surpass - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
surpass - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
surpass - be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

Examples of to surpass

  • 1. They may look young but don't let that fool you, as their knowledge of music far surpassed what we expected.
  • 2. According to Linda Bilmes of Harvard and Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz of Columbia University, the final cost of the Iraq occupation will run between $1 trillion and $2 trillion, surpassing by orders of magnitude the estimates put forth by the Bush administration.

Translation of to surpass

  • German flag übersteigen, übertreffen
  • French flag surpasser
  • Spanish flag sobrepasar
  • Portuguese flag ultrapassar, superar, suplantar, sobrepassar
  • Dutch flag overstijgen, overtreffen
  • Finnish flag ylittää
  • Japanese flag 超える
  • Chinese flag 超過, 超过
  • Norwegian flag overgå
  • Russian flag превосходить, превзойти
  • Arabian flag فاق
  • Swedish flag överskrida

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