step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to step sth down
Participle: stepped sth down
Gerund: stepping sth down

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

Istep sth down
youstep sth down
he;she;itsteps sth down
westep sth down
youstep sth down
theystep sth down

Perfect

Ihave stepped sth down
youhave stepped sth down
he;she;ithas stepped sth down
wehave stepped sth down
youhave stepped sth down
theyhave stepped sth down

Past

Istepped sth down
youstepped sth down
he;she;itstepped sth down
westepped sth down
youstepped sth down
theystepped sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad stepped sth down
youhad stepped sth down
he;she;ithad stepped sth down
wehad stepped sth down
youhad stepped sth down
theyhad stepped sth down

Future

Iwill step sth down
youwill step sth down
he;she;itwill step sth down
wewill step sth down
youwill step sth down
theywill step sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have stepped sth down
youwill have stepped sth down
he;she;itwill have stepped sth down
wewill have stepped sth down
youwill have stepped sth down
theywill have stepped sth down

Subjunctive

Present

Istep sth down
youstep sth down
he;she;itstep sth down
westep sth down
youstep sth down
theystep sth down

Perfect

Ihave stepped sth down
youhave stepped sth down
he;she;ithave stepped sth down
wehave stepped sth down
youhave stepped sth down
theyhave stepped sth down

Imperfect

Istepped sth down
youstepped sth down
he;she;itstepped sth down
westepped sth down
youstepped sth down
theystepped sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad stepped sth down
youhad stepped sth down
he;she;ithad stepped sth down
wehad stepped sth down
youhad stepped sth down
theyhad stepped sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould step sth down
youwould step sth down
he;she;itwould step sth down
wewould step sth down
youwould step sth down
theywould step sth down

Perfect

Iwould have stepped sth down
youwould have stepped sth down
he;she;itwould have stepped sth down
wewould have stepped sth down
youwould have stepped sth down
theywould have stepped sth down

Imperative

youstep sth down
weLet's step sth down
youstep sth down

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam stepping sth down
youare stepping sth down
he;she;itis stepping sth down
weare stepping sth down
youare stepping sth down
theyare stepping sth down

Perfect

Ihave been stepping sth down
youhave been stepping sth down
he;she;ithas been stepping sth down
wehave been stepping sth down
youhave been stepping sth down
theyhave been stepping sth down

Past

Iwas stepping sth down
youwere stepping sth down
he;she;itwas stepping sth down
wewere stepping sth down
youwere stepping sth down
theywere stepping sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad been stepping sth down
youhad been stepping sth down
he;she;ithad been stepping sth down
wehad been stepping sth down
youhad been stepping sth down
theyhad been stepping sth down

Future

Iwill be stepping sth down
youwill be stepping sth down
he;she;itwill be stepping sth down
wewill be stepping sth down
youwill be stepping sth down
theywill be stepping sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have been stepping sth down
youwill have been stepping sth down
he;she;itwill have been stepping sth down
wewill have been stepping sth down
youwill have been stepping sth down
theywill have been stepping sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould be stepping sth down
youwould be stepping sth down
he;she;itwould be stepping sth down
wewould be stepping sth down
youwould be stepping sth down
theywould be stepping sth down

Perfect

Iwould have been stepping sth down
youwould have been stepping sth down
he;she;itwould have been stepping sth down
wewould have been stepping sth down
youwould have been stepping sth down
theywould have been stepping sth down

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)