Conjugation of the verb steal in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb steal in English.

Conjugation of the verb steal in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I steal
  • you steal
  • he|she|it steals
  • we steal
  • you steal
  • they steal

Present Continuous

  • I am stealing
  • you are stealing
  • he|she|it is stealing
  • we are stealing
  • you are stealing
  • they are stealing

Present Perfect

  • I have stolen
  • you have stolen
  • he|she|it has stolen
  • we have stolen
  • you have stolen
  • they have stolen

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been stealing
  • you have been stealing
  • he|she|it has been stealing
  • we have been stealing
  • you have been stealing
  • they have been stealing

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb steal in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I stole
  • you stole
  • he|she|it stole
  • we stole
  • you stole
  • they stole

Past continuous

  • I was stealing
  • you were stealing
  • he|she|it was stealing
  • we were stealing
  • you were stealing
  • they were stealing

Past perfect

  • I had stolen
  • you had stolen
  • he|she|it had stolen
  • we had stolen
  • you had stolen
  • they had stolen

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been stealing
  • you had been stealing
  • he|she|it had been stealing
  • we had been stealing
  • you had been stealing
  • they had been stealing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb steal in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will steal
  • you will steal
  • he|she|it will steal
  • we will steal
  • you will steal
  • they will steal

Future continuous

  • I will be stealing
  • you will be stealing
  • he|she|it will be stealing
  • we will be stealing
  • you will be stealing
  • they will be stealing

Future perfect

  • I will have stolen
  • you will have stolen
  • he|she|it will have stolen
  • we will have stolen
  • you will have stolen
  • they will have stolen

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been stealing
  • you will have been stealing
  • he|she|it will have been stealing
  • we will have been stealing
  • you will have been stealing
  • they will have been stealing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to steal

Present participle

  • stealing

Past participle

  • stolen

Perfect Participle

  • having stolen

The imperative in English, for the verb to steal

Imperative

  • steal
  • let's steal
  • steal

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