Stir – English Verbs Conjugation

stir stirs stirring stirred

Stir means to move a spoon in a circular motion, or to arouse emotions. Regular verb: stir-stirred-stirred.

Meanings

To mix by moving in circles
To move slightly or begin to move
To arouse feelings or memories

Common Collocations

stir up stir emotions stir the pot stir controversy stir from sleep

Tip for Learners

Stir up means to cause or provoke. Stir the pot means to cause trouble deliberately. Stir emotions is more gentle than arouse.

Present Simple

I	stir
you	stir
he/she/it	stirs
we	stir
they	stir

Examples - Present Simple

I stir my coffee.
You stir up trouble.
She stirs the pot.
We stir the soup.
They stir emotions.

Present Continuous

I	am stirring
you	are stirring
he/she/it	is stirring
we	are stirring
they	are stirring

Examples - Present Continuous

I am stirring my coffee.
You are stirring up trouble.
She is stirring the pot.
We are stirring the soup.
They are stirring emotions.

Present Perfect

I	have stirred
you	have stirred
he/she/it	has stirred
we	have stirred
they	have stirred

Examples - Present Perfect

I have stirred my coffee.
You have stirred up trouble.
She has stirred the pot.
We have stirred the soup.
They have stirred emotions.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been stirring
you	have been stirring
he/she/it	has been stirring
we	have been stirring
they	have been stirring

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been stirring my coffee.
You have been stirring up trouble.
She has been stirring the pot.
We have been stirring the soup.
They have been stirring emotions.

Past Simple

I	stirred
you	stirred
he/she/it	stirred
we	stirred
they	stirred

Examples - Past Simple

I stirred my coffee.
You stirred up trouble.
She stirred the pot.
We stirred the soup.
They stirred emotions.

Past Continuous

I	was stirring
you	were stirring
he/she/it	was stirring
we	were stirring
they	were stirring

Examples - Past Continuous

I was stirring my coffee.
You were stirring up trouble.
She was stirring the pot.
We were stirring the soup.
They were stirring emotions.

Past Perfect

I	had stirred
you	had stirred
he/she/it	had stirred
we	had stirred
they	had stirred

Examples - Past Perfect

I had stirred my coffee.
You had stirred up trouble.
She had stirred the pot.
We had stirred the soup.
They had stirred emotions.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been stirring
you	had been stirring
he/she/it	had been stirring
we	had been stirring
they	had been stirring

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been stirring my coffee.
You had been stirring up trouble.
He had been stirring the pot.
We had been stirring the soup.
They had been stirring emotions.

Future Simple

I	will stir
you	will stir
he/she/it	will stir
we	will stir
they	will stir

Examples - Future Simple

I will stir my coffee.
You will stir up trouble.
She will stir the pot.
We will stir the soup.
They will stir emotions.

Future Continuous

I	will be stirring
you	will be stirring
he/she/it	will be stirring
we	will be stirring
they	will be stirring

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be stirring my coffee.
You will be stirring up trouble.
He will be stirring the pot.
We will be stirring the soup.
They will be stirring emotions.

Future Perfect

I	will have stirred
you	will have stirred
he/she/it	will have stirred
we	will have stirred
they	will have stirred

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have stirred my coffee.
You will have stirred up trouble.
She will have stirred the pot.
We will have stirred the soup.
They will have stirred emotions.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been stirring
you	will have been stirring
he/she/it	will have been stirring
we	will have been stirring
they	will have been stirring

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been stirring my coffee.
You will have been stirring up trouble.
He will have been stirring the pot.
We will have been stirring the soup.
They will have been stirring emotions.