step – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of step

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of step

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)