step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youstep sth up
weLet's step sth up
youstep sth up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)