step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youstep in
weLet's step in
youstep in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)