Steal V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, steal doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “steal” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect and present perfect participle. So what is steal‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with steal verbs?
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Steal of Definition and Meaning
There are different meanings for the word steal, but the most common definition for this word is “to take something without permission or right of ownership”.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Steal
Base Form (V1) | steal |
Past Form (V2) | stole |
Past Participle Form (V3) | stolen |
s / es/ es (V4) | steals |
‘ing’ form (V5) | stealing |
Steal of Past Simple V2
The verb steal is also employed in its V2 form as “stole’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Steal of Past Participle V3
This verb's V3 form is ‘stolen‘ In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘stolen‘ is used.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word steal is used ‘have + stolen‘ or ‘has + stolen.'
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + stolen‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has + stolen‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + stolen‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Steal V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: steal | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
steal | steal | steals | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
steal | steal | steal | |
Present Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
am stealing | are stealing | is stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are stealing | are stealing | are stealing | |
Present Perfect of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
have stolen | have stolen | has stolen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have stolen | have stolen | have stolen | |
Present Perfect Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
have been stealing | have been stealing | has been stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been stealing | have been stealing | have been stealing | |
Past Simple of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
stole | stole | stole | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
stole | stole | stole | |
Past Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
was stealing | were stealing | was stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were stealing | were stealing | were stealing | |
Past Perfect of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
had stolen | had stolen | had stolen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had stolen | had stolen | had stolen | |
Past Perfect Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
had been stealing | had been stealing | had been stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been stealing | had been stealing | had been stealing | |
Future Simple of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall steal | will/shall steal | will/shall steal | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall steal | will/shall steal | will/shall steal | |
Future Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be stealing | will/shall be stealing | will/shall be stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be stealing | will/shall be stealing | will/shall be stealing | |
Future Perfect of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have stolen | will/shall have stolen | will/shall have stolen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have stolen | will/shall have stolen | will/shall have stolen | |
Future Perfect Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been stealing | will/shall have been stealing | will/shall have been stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been stealing | will/shall have been stealing | will/shall have been stealing | |
Conditional Present of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
would steal | would steal | would steal | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would steal | would steal | would steal | |
Conditional Perfect of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
would have stolen | would have stolen | would have stolen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have stolen | would have stolen | would have stolen | |
Conditional Present Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
would be stealing | would be stealing | would be stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be stealing | would be stealing | would be stealing | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been stealing | would have been stealing | would have been stealing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been stealing | would have been stealing | would have been stealing | |
Present Subjunctive of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
steal | steal | steal | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
steal | steal | steal | |
Past Subjunctive of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
stole | stole | stole | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
stole | stole | stole | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
had stolen | had stolen | had stolen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had stolen | had stolen | had stolen | |
Imperative of steal | I | You | She/He/It |
steal | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s steal | steal |
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Example Sentences with Steal V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about steal sentence examples:
- She admitted that she had stolen the money from her bosses.
- They were so impoverished that they had to steal in order to survive.
- Someone stole their automobile from the driveway outside the home.
- He is stealing documents.
- She steals money from her mom.
Synonym Words For Steal
Synonym of the steal word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of steal:
- pilfer
- purloin
- take
- lift
- misappropriate
- nick
- pinch
- swipe
- embezzle
- appropriate
- filch
- heist
- shoplift
- snitch
- loot
- thieve
Opposite Words For Steal
The antonym of the steal word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as steal:
- return
- release
- restore
- give back
- hand back
- give up
- let go
- reinstate
- send back
- give
- replace
- restitute
- put back
- take back
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Steal (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of steal?
The past tense of steal is stole. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of steal is steals. The present participle of steal is stealing. The past participle of steal is stolen.
Base Form (V1) | steal |
Past Form (V2) | stole |
Past Participle Form (V3) | stolen |
s / es/ es (V4) | steals |
‘ing’ form (V5) | stealing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of steal?
+ The V2 form of steal is “stole” and V3 form of steal is stolen.
What is the sentence of steal?
What is the past tense V2 of steal?
+ The past tense of steal is “ stole“.
What is the past participle V3 of steal?
+ The past participle of steal is “ stolen“.
What is the present participle V5 of steal?
+ The present participle of steal is “ stealing“.
Conclusion
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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List
Base Form V1 | Past Form V2 | Past Participle Form V3 |
abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt | daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved | interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt | mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast rebroadcasted | rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
rewake | rewoke/rewaked | rewaken/rewaked |
rewear | rewore | reworn |
reweave | rewove/reweaved | rewoven/reweaved |
rewed | rewed/rewedded | rewed/rewedded |
rewet | rewet/rewetted | rewet/rewetted |
rewin | rewon | rewon |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
roughcast | roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran | run |
sand-cast | sand-cast | sand-cast |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shear | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shit | shit/shat/shitted | shit/shat/shitted |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown/showed |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun/span | spun |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk/stank | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
sunburn | sunburned/sunburnt | sunburned/sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
telecast | telecast | telecast |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden/trod |
typewrite | typewrote | typewritten |
unbend | unbent | unbent |
unbind | unbound | unbound |
unclothe | unclothed/unclad | unclothed/unclad |
undercut | undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed | underfed |
undergo | underwent | undergone |
underlie | underlay | underlain |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
underwrite | underwrote | underwritten |
undo | undid | undone |
unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
unhang | unhung | unhung |
unhide | unhid | unhidden |
unlearn | unlearned/unlearnt | unlearned/unlearnt |
unspin | unspun | unspun |
unwind | unwound | unwound |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
upset | upset | upset |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
work | worked | worked |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |