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 |
