step – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to step
Participle: stepped
Gerund: stepping

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Istep
thoustepp(e)st
he;she;itstepeth; steps
westep
yestep
theystep

Preterit (Past)

Istepped
thoustepped(e)st
he;she;itstepped
westepped
yestepped
theystepped

Subjunctive

Present

Istep
thoustep
he;she;itstep
westep
yestep
theystep

Preterit (Past)

Istepped
thoustepped(e)st
he;she;itstepped
westepped
yestepped
theystepped

Imperative

thoustep
yestep

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.