Past Tense Of Steal, Past Participle Form of Steal, Steal Stole Stolen V1 V2 V3
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Past Tense of Steal
We use the word ‘steal’ very often in our daily life. In this post, we will examine the details of this widely used expression. If you are ready, let’s start!
Meaning
The meaning of this word is taking (another person’s property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. It also means moving somewhere secretly and quietly.
Base Form Examples
- He would never steal anything.
- Her aim is to steal a necklace with a green gem on it.
V2 Past Simple
In the example below, you can see how the past form of the verb ‘steal’ is used. The V2 version of this verb is ‘stole’.
Examples
- Thieves stole his car.
- If James stole anything from you, his wife would return it.
Verb + Preposition IN List in English
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V3 Past Participle
The V3 version of ‘steal’ is different from the V1 and V2 versions. The V3 version of this verb is ‘stolen’. ‘Stolen’ is used in the case of Past Perfect Tense or Present Perfect Tense. If the question is in the present perfect tense, we use the word steal as ‘have + stolen’ or ‘has + stolen’. The subjects I, you, we are used as ‘have + stolen’. The subjects he, she, it are used as ‘has + stolen’. If the Past Perfect Tense is in question, the use is ‘had + stolen’ regardless of the subject this time.
Examples
- She has stolen my soul.
| V1 Base Form | V2 Simple Past | V3 Past Participle |
| be | was, were | been |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bid | bid | bid |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| dig | dug | dug |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| drive | drove | driven |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| V1Base Form | V2Simple Past | V3Past Participle |
| keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| lie | lay | lain |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put |
| read | read | read |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spend | spent | spent |
| stand | stood | stood |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| swim | swam | swum |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| write | wrote | written |
