CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOLE
PRESENT
Present
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
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
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would stole
you would stole
he/she/it would stole
we would stole
you would stole
they would stole
Conditional continuous
I would be stealing
you would be stealing
he/she/it would be stealing
we would be stealing
you would be stealing
they would be stealing
Conditional perfect
I would have stole
you would have stole
he/she/it would have stole
we would have stole
you would have stole
they would have stole
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stealing
you would have been stealing
he/she/it would have been stealing
we would have been stealing
you would have been stealing
they would have been stealing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you steal
we let´s steal
you steal
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
stealing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «STOLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
stole.
I attended school regularly for three years. I learned to read and write. 'Lamb's Tales' from Shakespeare was my favourite reading matter. I stole, by finding, Palgrave's 'Golden Treasury.' These two books, and the 'Everyman' edition of John Keats, were my proudest and dearest possessions, my greatest wealth.
Somewhere down the line, the evil ones stole the legacy of hip hop and flipped it to a corporate type of hip hop. They decided to tell everybody 'Well, this is what hip hop is,' instead of coming back to the pioneers and getting the true definition of what hip hop is and what it was and what we been pushing for all these years.
Like any good spy novel, the Cox Report alleges that Chinese spies penetrated four U.S. weapons research labs and stole important information on seven nuclear warhead designs.
The committee's finding that China stole sensitive technology from U.S. weapons research labs is alarming.
I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. Fashion stole my smile!
Prometheus heretofore went up to Heaven, and stole fire from thence. Have not I as much Boldness as he?
The last thing I stole was a box of Coca Cola from a parked truck in Adelaide. I was nice and drunk. It was New Year's Eve. And that was about 28 years ago.
I get to study and I got to mimic and what I basically did was I stole from every person that I could steal from. I was an imitator. That's what I was. It was years before I could take all of these things that I loved about all of these different artists and put them together and find my voice.
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held all those years. And since then, the Democrats haven't lost a single statewide fight.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOLE»
Discover the use of
stole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
stole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Who
Stole the American Dream?
This is a book full of surprises and revelations—the accidental beginnings of the 401(k) plan, with disastrous economic consequences for many; the major policy changes that began under Jimmy Carter; how the New Economy disrupted ...
2
And Rachel
Stole the Idols: The Emergence of Modern Hebrew ...
In recognition that there is no single feminist approach, nor a universally accepted definition of gender, this book incorporates a broad range of feminist reading strategies—including Anglo-American gynocriticism, French feminist theory, ...
3
Who
Stole Feminism?: How Women Have Betrayed Women
The book has become the centre of debate about who really speaks for equality and for most American women.
Christina Hoff Sommers, 1994
4
When Hitler
Stole Pink Rabbit
Anna is not sure who Hitler is, but she sees his face on posters all over Berlin.
5
How New York
Stole the Idea of Modern Art
Looks at the interrelationship between art and history, suggests why New York replaced Paris as the center of modern art, and discusses the ideology of American artists Why was New York abstract expressionism so successful after World War ...
6
How the Grinch
Stole Christmas!
The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?
8
Who
Stole My Church?: What to Do When the Church You Love ...
In this fictional story, pastor and author Gordon MacDonald uses topical examples and all-too-familiar characters to reassure readers that it is possible to embrace change, and to demonstrate how that change can actually be a positive ...
9
How the Pops
Stole Christmas
Along with everyone else at Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Jenny can't wait for the Christmas holidays to begin, but finds her holiday spirit waning when she picks Dana as her "Secret Snowflake" and is not invited to her friend Marc's New Year ...
10
Who
Stole My Soul?: A Dialogue with the Devil on the Meaning ...
This book will delight the reader and put him on the path to achieve lasting self-esteem and happiness. A good sequel to The Secret,this book holds the powerful message of how positivity trumps negativity.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
stole is used in the context of the following news items.
Harry Styles Calls Out The Guy Who 'Stole' His Girlfriend As A Teen
They say time heals all wounds, but Harry Styles is apparently still a little sore about having his girlfriend "stolen" from him when he was a teenager. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Who's behind the 'Mossad Stole My Shoe' slogan?
Thousands have now mocked a British Muslim leader's comments by using the satirical slogan "Mossad Stole My Shoe" - but the man behind the hashtag says it ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
New Jersey authorities say 12-man ring of truck thieves stole $1.5M …
He says they stole the items from tractor-trailers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Authorities say the goods were stored at locations including a ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
Chicago man arrested after crashing stolen ambulance in Wisconsin
According to the sheriff's office, a bystander stopped to help Buckner and offered him a ride, but he stole the vehicle and drove it a short distance before being ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
Prosthetic legs stolen from Charlotte Paralympian
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are trying to find an east Charlotte burglar who stole some Paralympic medals and prosthetic legs from a ... «WCNC, Jun 15»
Postal workers stole $1.6M in government checks from mail: cops
Authorities say the four from Providence stole hundreds of checks, some of which were sold on the street at 20 percent of their value. Others were deposited into ... «New York Post, May 15»
'Mila Kunis Stole My Chicken': Alleged Childhood Friend
Kristina Karo, a singer from Ukraine who claims she was a childhood friend of the actress is alleging that Kunis stole her beloved pet chicken, named "Doggie," ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
Sex offender stole school bus to try to abduct kids, deputies say
CASTLE DALE, Utah — A sex offender who has a prior conviction for impersonating a police officer stole a school bus and used it to try to pick up at least one ... «myfox8.com, Apr 15»
Correction: Philadelphia Police-Corruption Probe story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A disgraced ex-police officer testifying against his drug squad colleagues acknowledged Tuesday that he stole drug money, planted ... «Yahoo News UK, Apr 15»
Intoxicated man stole forklift to try and move crashed truck: police
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Police in Fairbanks, Alaska, say a 21-year-old man drove a stolen forklift more than 3 miles while intoxicated to retrieve a truck he ... «WGN-TV, Mar 15»
