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steal

What is the past tense of steal?

The past tense of steal is stole, and the past participle is stolen.

Steal is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of steal

as a noun

base
steal
plural
steals

as a verb

base
steal
past tense
stole
past participle
stolen
present participle
stealing
third-person singular
steals