steer – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of steer

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to steer clear
Participle: steered clear
Gerund: steering clear

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of steer

Indicative

Present

Isteer clear
yousteer clear
he;she;itsteers clear
westeer clear
yousteer clear
theysteer clear

Perfect

Ihave steered clear
youhave steered clear
he;she;ithas steered clear
wehave steered clear
youhave steered clear
theyhave steered clear

Past

Isteered clear
yousteered clear
he;she;itsteered clear
westeered clear
yousteered clear
theysteered clear

Pluperfect

Ihad steered clear
youhad steered clear
he;she;ithad steered clear
wehad steered clear
youhad steered clear
theyhad steered clear

Future

Iwill steer clear
youwill steer clear
he;she;itwill steer clear
wewill steer clear
youwill steer clear
theywill steer clear

Future Perfect

Iwill have steered clear
youwill have steered clear
he;she;itwill have steered clear
wewill have steered clear
youwill have steered clear
theywill have steered clear

Subjunctive

Present

Isteer clear
yousteer clear
he;she;itsteer clear
westeer clear
yousteer clear
theysteer clear

Perfect

Ihave steered clear
youhave steered clear
he;she;ithave steered clear
wehave steered clear
youhave steered clear
theyhave steered clear

Imperfect

Isteered clear
yousteered clear
he;she;itsteered clear
westeered clear
yousteered clear
theysteered clear

Pluperfect

Ihad steered clear
youhad steered clear
he;she;ithad steered clear
wehad steered clear
youhad steered clear
theyhad steered clear

Conditional

Present

Iwould steer clear
youwould steer clear
he;she;itwould steer clear
wewould steer clear
youwould steer clear
theywould steer clear

Perfect

Iwould have steered clear
youwould have steered clear
he;she;itwould have steered clear
wewould have steered clear
youwould have steered clear
theywould have steered clear

Imperative

yousteer clear
weLet's steer clear
yousteer clear

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam steering clear
youare steering clear
he;she;itis steering clear
weare steering clear
youare steering clear
theyare steering clear

Perfect

Ihave been steering clear
youhave been steering clear
he;she;ithas been steering clear
wehave been steering clear
youhave been steering clear
theyhave been steering clear

Past

Iwas steering clear
youwere steering clear
he;she;itwas steering clear
wewere steering clear
youwere steering clear
theywere steering clear

Pluperfect

Ihad been steering clear
youhad been steering clear
he;she;ithad been steering clear
wehad been steering clear
youhad been steering clear
theyhad been steering clear

Future

Iwill be steering clear
youwill be steering clear
he;she;itwill be steering clear
wewill be steering clear
youwill be steering clear
theywill be steering clear

Future Perfect

Iwill have been steering clear
youwill have been steering clear
he;she;itwill have been steering clear
wewill have been steering clear
youwill have been steering clear
theywill have been steering clear

Conditional

Present

Iwould be steering clear
youwould be steering clear
he;she;itwould be steering clear
wewould be steering clear
youwould be steering clear
theywould be steering clear

Perfect

Iwould have been steering clear
youwould have been steering clear
he;she;itwould have been steering clear
wewould have been steering clear
youwould have been steering clear
theywould have been steering clear

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'steer'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'steer'

sheer, skeer, sneer, speer, stear, steek, steel, steem, steen, steep,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”).
2. The noun is from Middle English steere, stere (“rudder”), steor, from Old English stēor, stȳr (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri. See: Proto-Germanic '*stiurijaną'.

Verbs referencing "steer"

Maori tia, Scots Gaelic stiùir, Danish styre, Scots Gaelic stiùirich.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] abruptly: ‘where are you going ? Aloft ! ’ — very softly, and pointing upward: ‘Aloft ! ’ — louder: ‘aloft ! ’ — louder still: ‘That 's where you are going—with a fair wind,—all taut and trim, steering direct for Heaven in its glory, where there are no storms or foul weather, and where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.’—Another walk: ‘That 's where you 're going to, my [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)