GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of steal
Conjugation of the verb steal:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
steal
Past Simple:
stole
Past Partciple:
stolen
Present Partciple:
stealing
Third Person Singular:
steals
Definition:
To take something from someone without their permission and without intending to return it.
Example(s):
He admitted stealing the money from his neighbor's house.
He was accused of stealing a car.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as steal. They are:
- Verbs with '-en' in the past participle.
- Verbs like 'write, wrote, written'.
Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
beat | beat | beat/beaten |
bid | bid/bade | bid/bidden |
bite | bit | bitten |
break | broke | broken |
choose | chose | chosen |
drive | drove | driven |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
forget | forgot | forgot/forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | got/gotten |
give | gave | given |
hide | hid | hidden |
interweave | interwove | interwoven |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
prove | proved | proved/proven |
ride | rode | ridden |
rise | rose | risen |
see | saw | seen |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shrive | shrived/shrove | shrived/shriven |
speak | spoke | spoken |
steal | stole | stolen |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck/stricken |
strive | strived/strove | strived/striven |
swell | swelled | swollen |
take | took | taken |
thrive | thrived/throve | thrived/thriven |
tread | trod | trodden |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
unsee | unsaw | unseen |
wake | woke | woken |
weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
write | wrote | written |