step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youstep out
weLet's step out
youstep out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)