step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to step aside
Participle: stepped aside
Gerund: stepping aside

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

Istep aside
youstep aside
he;she;itsteps aside
westep aside
youstep aside
theystep aside

Perfect

Ihave stepped aside
youhave stepped aside
he;she;ithas stepped aside
wehave stepped aside
youhave stepped aside
theyhave stepped aside

Past

Istepped aside
youstepped aside
he;she;itstepped aside
westepped aside
youstepped aside
theystepped aside

Pluperfect

Ihad stepped aside
youhad stepped aside
he;she;ithad stepped aside
wehad stepped aside
youhad stepped aside
theyhad stepped aside

Future

Iwill step aside
youwill step aside
he;she;itwill step aside
wewill step aside
youwill step aside
theywill step aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have stepped aside
youwill have stepped aside
he;she;itwill have stepped aside
wewill have stepped aside
youwill have stepped aside
theywill have stepped aside

Subjunctive

Present

Istep aside
youstep aside
he;she;itstep aside
westep aside
youstep aside
theystep aside

Perfect

Ihave stepped aside
youhave stepped aside
he;she;ithave stepped aside
wehave stepped aside
youhave stepped aside
theyhave stepped aside

Imperfect

Istepped aside
youstepped aside
he;she;itstepped aside
westepped aside
youstepped aside
theystepped aside

Pluperfect

Ihad stepped aside
youhad stepped aside
he;she;ithad stepped aside
wehad stepped aside
youhad stepped aside
theyhad stepped aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould step aside
youwould step aside
he;she;itwould step aside
wewould step aside
youwould step aside
theywould step aside

Perfect

Iwould have stepped aside
youwould have stepped aside
he;she;itwould have stepped aside
wewould have stepped aside
youwould have stepped aside
theywould have stepped aside

Imperative

youstep aside
weLet's step aside
youstep aside

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam stepping aside
youare stepping aside
he;she;itis stepping aside
weare stepping aside
youare stepping aside
theyare stepping aside

Perfect

Ihave been stepping aside
youhave been stepping aside
he;she;ithas been stepping aside
wehave been stepping aside
youhave been stepping aside
theyhave been stepping aside

Past

Iwas stepping aside
youwere stepping aside
he;she;itwas stepping aside
wewere stepping aside
youwere stepping aside
theywere stepping aside

Pluperfect

Ihad been stepping aside
youhad been stepping aside
he;she;ithad been stepping aside
wehad been stepping aside
youhad been stepping aside
theyhad been stepping aside

Future

Iwill be stepping aside
youwill be stepping aside
he;she;itwill be stepping aside
wewill be stepping aside
youwill be stepping aside
theywill be stepping aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have been stepping aside
youwill have been stepping aside
he;she;itwill have been stepping aside
wewill have been stepping aside
youwill have been stepping aside
theywill have been stepping aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould be stepping aside
youwould be stepping aside
he;she;itwould be stepping aside
wewould be stepping aside
youwould be stepping aside
theywould be stepping aside

Perfect

Iwould have been stepping aside
youwould have been stepping aside
he;she;itwould have been stepping aside
wewould have been stepping aside
youwould have been stepping aside
theywould have been stepping aside

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'step'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'step'

seep, stap, steep, steg, stem, stet, stew, stip, stop, beep,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

move
go, advance, proceed, walk, stride, tread, tramp

Antonyms

move
halt, fix, arrest, cease

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. steppan (Anglian), stæppan (W.Saxon) "take a step," from W.Gmc. *stap- "tread" (cf. O.Fris., M.Du., Du. stap, O.H.G. stapfo, Ger. stapfe "footstep"), from PIE base *stebh- "to tread, step" (cf. O.C.S. stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). Originally strong (p.t. stop, pp. bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. Stepping stone first recorded c.1325; in the figurative sense 1653. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal; step out (v.) is from 1907.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Germanic *stapjaną
4. Proto-West Germanic *stappjan
5. Old English stæppan
6. Middle English steppen
7. English step
8. From Middle English steppen, from Old English steppan (“to step, go, proceed, advance”), stepe (“step”), from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną (“to step”), *stapiz (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“to support, stomp, curse, be amazed”).
9. Cognate with West Frisian stappe (“to step”), North Frisian stape (“to walk, trudge”), Dutch stappen (“to step, walk”), Walloon steper (“to walk away, leave”), German stapfen (“to trudge, stomp, plod”) and further to Slavic Polish stąpać (“to stomp, stamp, step, tread”), Russian ступать (stupatʹ) and Polish stopień (“step, stair, rung, degree”), Russian степень (stepenʹ). Related to stamp, stomp. See: Middle English 'steppen', Old English 'steppan', Proto-Germanic '*stapjaną', Frisian, Northern 'stape', Dutch 'stappen', Wallon 'steper', German, old spelling 'stapfen', Polish 'stąpać', Russian 'ступать'.

Verbs referencing "step"

Dutch stappen, German, old spelling stapfen, Polish stąpać.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of taking him home. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on his post, it is impossible for a man to escape; for even in the event of his forcing the iron door of his cell without noise (which is exceedingly improbable ), the moment he appears outside, and steps into that one of the five galleries on which it is situated, he must be plainly and fully visible to the officer below. Each of these cells holds a small truckle bed, in which one prisoner sleeps; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Well, ” said Loker, who had just stepped out to the bar to make some inquiries, “ they say the man's come with the boat; so, Marks — ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and they found themselves out on the open pike. After they had ridden about a mile, Haley suddenly drew up at the door of a blacksmith's shop, when, taking out with him a pair of handcuffs, he stepped into the shop, to have a little alteration in them. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] her golden head and deep blue eyes peered out upon him from behind some dusky cotton-bale, or looked down upon him over some ridge of packages, he half believed that he saw one of the angels stepped out of his New Testament. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Papa never is in a hurry about anything, ” said Eva, “ and we haven't come to the landing. Do step on the guards, aunty. Look ! there's our house, up that street ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to see Mas’r ? ” he said, as he went shaking hands from one to another. “ Look out for the babies ! ” he added, as he stumbled over a sooty little urchin, who was crawling upon all fours. “ If I step upon anybody, let ’ em mention it. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • A gay laugh from the court rang through the silken curtains of the verandah. St. Clare stepped out, and lifting up the curtain, laughed too. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O, come ! come ! ” said a short, puffy man, stepping forward, and blowing his nose as he did so. “ Young man, this an't no kind of talk at all for you. You see, we 're officers of justice. We 've got the law on our side, and the power, and so forth; [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Friend, ” said Phineas, suddenly stepping to the front, and meeting him with a push from his long arms, “ thee isn't wanted here. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • No, your name's not on the list, so you can't go in, step aside. Again, my name's on the list, I 'm not stepping to the side. (Rule of Thirds)
  • What the hell happened ? I step out of this room and someone gets killed ? (The Negotiator)