step
steps
stepping
stepped
Step means to move by lifting and setting down the foot, or to take action. Regular verb: step-stepped-stepped.
Meanings
- To move by lifting the foot
- To take a particular action
- To move a short distance
Common Collocations
step up
step down
step in
step by step
watch your step
Tip for Learners
Step up means to increase effort or take responsibility. Step down means to resign. Step in means to intervene.
Present Simple
| I | step |
| you | step |
| he/she/it | steps |
| we | step |
| they | step |
Examples - Present Simple
- I step carefully on the ice.
- You step out of the car.
- She steps back gracefully.
- We step forward together.
- They step on the brakes.
Present Continuous
| I | am stepping |
| you | are stepping |
| he/she/it | is stepping |
| we | are stepping |
| they | are stepping |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am stepping carefully.
- You are stepping out.
- She is stepping back.
- We are stepping forward.
- They are stepping on the brakes.
Present Perfect
| I | have stepped |
| you | have stepped |
| he/she/it | has stepped |
| we | have stepped |
| they | have stepped |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have stepped carefully.
- You have stepped out.
- She has stepped back.
- We have stepped forward.
- They have stepped on the brakes.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been stepping |
| you | have been stepping |
| he/she/it | has been stepping |
| we | have been stepping |
| they | have been stepping |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been stepping carefully.
- You have been stepping out.
- She has been stepping back.
- We have been stepping forward.
- They have been stepping on brakes.
Past Simple
| I | stepped |
| you | stepped |
| he/she/it | stepped |
| we | stepped |
| they | stepped |
Examples - Past Simple
- I stepped carefully.
- You stepped out.
- She stepped back.
- We stepped forward.
- They stepped on the brakes.
Past Continuous
| I | was stepping |
| you | were stepping |
| he/she/it | was stepping |
| we | were stepping |
| they | were stepping |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was stepping carefully.
- You were stepping out.
- She was stepping back.
- We were stepping forward.
- They were stepping on brakes.
Past Perfect
| I | had stepped |
| you | had stepped |
| he/she/it | had stepped |
| we | had stepped |
| they | had stepped |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had stepped carefully.
- You had stepped out.
- She had stepped back.
- We had stepped forward.
- They had stepped on the brakes.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been stepping |
| you | had been stepping |
| he/she/it | had been stepping |
| we | had been stepping |
| they | had been stepping |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been stepping carefully.
- You had been stepping out.
- He had been stepping back.
- We had been stepping forward.
- They had been stepping on brakes.
Future Simple
| I | will step |
| you | will step |
| he/she/it | will step |
| we | will step |
| they | will step |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will step carefully.
- You will step out.
- She will step back.
- We will step forward.
- They will step on the brakes.
Future Continuous
| I | will be stepping |
| you | will be stepping |
| he/she/it | will be stepping |
| we | will be stepping |
| they | will be stepping |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be stepping carefully.
- You will be stepping out.
- He will be stepping back.
- We will be stepping forward.
- They will be stepping on brakes.
Future Perfect
| I | will have stepped |
| you | will have stepped |
| he/she/it | will have stepped |
| we | will have stepped |
| they | will have stepped |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have stepped carefully.
- You will have stepped out.
- She will have stepped back.
- We will have stepped forward.
- They will have stepped on brakes.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been stepping |
| you | will have been stepping |
| he/she/it | will have been stepping |
| we | will have been stepping |
| they | will have been stepping |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been stepping carefully.
- You will have been stepping out.
- He will have been stepping back.
- We will have been stepping forward.
- They will have been stepping on brakes.