Past tense of step
regular verb
The past tense of step is stepped. The past participle is also stepped.
Forms of step
| Base form (V1) | step /stɛp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stepped /stɛpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stepped /stɛpt/ |
| Present participle | stepping /ˈstɛpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | steps /stɛps/ |
Less standard forms: stept (dated).
Stepped in a sentence
- He stepped into his pants.
- The convention roared as the president stepped to the podium.
- He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.From the entry bit
- His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.From the entry mine
- Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.From the entry train
Meaning of step
- noun An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- noun A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- noun The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
Questions about the past tense of step
- What is the past tense of step?
- The past tense of step is stepped.
- What is the past participle of step?
- The past participle of step is stepped.
- Is step a regular or irregular verb?
- Step is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
- Is stept correct?
- stept is marked dated in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of step is stepped.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: step (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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