Exceeding Too Much
“All great achievements require time.” - Maya Angelou
There is one verb you need to know in order to understand this grammar point. It is:
すぎます (polite)
すぎる (casual)
You may have even seen this word in your Ultimate Verbs Vocab list. This word means “to pass through” or “to exceed” or “to go beyond.” Basically, this verb refers to someone or something that’s going beyond the normal. This someone or something is doing too much. Most of the time you see this verb, it will mean “too much,” and that’s also what we’re learning here.
Now, the verb itself of course can be converted to た-form. It’s a Group 2 Verb, so how would you change すぎる to it’s casual past tense version? Give it a try, see if you can figure it out.
すぎた
The past tense version will actually make the whole thing you’re doing or talking about past tense. We’ll talk about that in just a bit. For now, all I want you to know before moving on to the next page is:
すぎます (polite)
すぎました (polite past tense)
すぎる (casual)
すぎた (casual past tense)
When you know these four things, move on to the next page, where you’ll learn how to attach them onto a verb.