| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I surmount |
| you surmount |
| he/she/it surmounts |
| we surmount |
| you all surmount |
| they surmount |
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| I am surmounting |
| you are surmounting |
| he/she/it is surmounting |
| we are surmounting |
| you all are surmounting |
| they are surmounting |
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| I have surmounted |
| you have surmounted |
| he/she/it has surmounted |
| we have surmounted |
| you all have surmounted |
| they have surmounted |
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| I have been surmounting |
| you have been surmounting |
| he/she/it has been surmounting |
| we have been surmounting |
| you all have been surmounting |
| they have been surmounting |
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| Past |
| I surmounted |
| you surmounted |
| he/she/it surmounted |
| we surmounted |
| you all surmounted |
| they surmounted |
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| I was surmounting |
| you were surmounting |
| he/she/it was surmounting |
| we were surmounting |
| you all were surmounting |
| they were surmounting |
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| I had surmounted |
| you had surmounted |
| he/she/it had surmounted |
| we had surmounted |
| you all had surmounted |
| they had surmounted |
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| I had been surmounting |
| you had been surmounting |
| he/she/it had been surmounting |
| we had been surmounting |
| you all had been surmounting |
| they had been surmounting |
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| Future |
| I will surmount |
| you will surmount |
| he/she/it will surmount |
| we will surmount |
| you all will surmount |
| they will surmount |
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| I will be surmounting |
| you will be surmounting |
| he/she/it will be surmounting |
| we are surmounting |
| you all will be surmounting |
| they will be surmounting |
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| I will have surmounted |
| you will have surmounted |
| he/she/it will have surmounted |
| we will have surmounted |
| you all will have surmounted |
| they will have surmounted |
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| I will have been surmounting |
| you will have been surmounting |
| he/she/it will have been surmounting |
| we will have been surmounting |
| you all will have been surmounting |
| they will have been surmounting |
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