pull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pull

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pull sth together
Participle: pulled sth together
Gerund: pulling sth together

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipull sth together
youpull sth together
he;she;itpulls sth together
wepull sth together
youpull sth together
theypull sth together

Perfect

Ihave pulled sth together
youhave pulled sth together
he;she;ithas pulled sth together
wehave pulled sth together
youhave pulled sth together
theyhave pulled sth together

Past

Ipulled sth together
youpulled sth together
he;she;itpulled sth together
wepulled sth together
youpulled sth together
theypulled sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad pulled sth together
youhad pulled sth together
he;she;ithad pulled sth together
wehad pulled sth together
youhad pulled sth together
theyhad pulled sth together

Future

Iwill pull sth together
youwill pull sth together
he;she;itwill pull sth together
wewill pull sth together
youwill pull sth together
theywill pull sth together

Future Perfect

Iwill have pulled sth together
youwill have pulled sth together
he;she;itwill have pulled sth together
wewill have pulled sth together
youwill have pulled sth together
theywill have pulled sth together

Subjunctive

Present

Ipull sth together
youpull sth together
he;she;itpull sth together
wepull sth together
youpull sth together
theypull sth together

Perfect

Ihave pulled sth together
youhave pulled sth together
he;she;ithave pulled sth together
wehave pulled sth together
youhave pulled sth together
theyhave pulled sth together

Imperfect

Ipulled sth together
youpulled sth together
he;she;itpulled sth together
wepulled sth together
youpulled sth together
theypulled sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad pulled sth together
youhad pulled sth together
he;she;ithad pulled sth together
wehad pulled sth together
youhad pulled sth together
theyhad pulled sth together

Conditional

Present

Iwould pull sth together
youwould pull sth together
he;she;itwould pull sth together
wewould pull sth together
youwould pull sth together
theywould pull sth together

Perfect

Iwould have pulled sth together
youwould have pulled sth together
he;she;itwould have pulled sth together
wewould have pulled sth together
youwould have pulled sth together
theywould have pulled sth together

Imperative

youpull sth together
weLet's pull sth together
youpull sth together

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pulling sth together
youare pulling sth together
he;she;itis pulling sth together
weare pulling sth together
youare pulling sth together
theyare pulling sth together

Perfect

Ihave been pulling sth together
youhave been pulling sth together
he;she;ithas been pulling sth together
wehave been pulling sth together
youhave been pulling sth together
theyhave been pulling sth together

Past

Iwas pulling sth together
youwere pulling sth together
he;she;itwas pulling sth together
wewere pulling sth together
youwere pulling sth together
theywere pulling sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad been pulling sth together
youhad been pulling sth together
he;she;ithad been pulling sth together
wehad been pulling sth together
youhad been pulling sth together
theyhad been pulling sth together

Future

Iwill be pulling sth together
youwill be pulling sth together
he;she;itwill be pulling sth together
wewill be pulling sth together
youwill be pulling sth together
theywill be pulling sth together

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pulling sth together
youwill have been pulling sth together
he;she;itwill have been pulling sth together
wewill have been pulling sth together
youwill have been pulling sth together
theywill have been pulling sth together

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pulling sth together
youwould be pulling sth together
he;she;itwould be pulling sth together
wewould be pulling sth together
youwould be pulling sth together
theywould be pulling sth together

Perfect

Iwould have been pulling sth together
youwould have been pulling sth together
he;she;itwould have been pulling sth together
wewould have been pulling sth together
youwould have been pulling sth together
theywould have been pulling sth together

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pull'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'pull'

bull, cull, dull, full, gull, hull, lull, mull, null, pall,

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. pullian "to pluck or draw out," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Low Ger. pulen "remove the shell or husk." Original sense preserved in pull teeth, pull weeds, etc., by late 16c. it had replaced draw as the main word for this activity. The noun meaning "personal or private influence" is 1889 in Amer.Eng. Common verb in slang usages 19c.-20c.; to pull (someone's) chain in figurative sense is from 1980, probably on the notion of a captive animal; to pull (someone's) leg is from 1886, on notion of "playfully tripping." To pull one's punches is from 1934; pull in "arrive" is 1905, from the railroad; to pull (something) on (someone) is from 1916; to pull (something) out of one's ass is Army slang from 1970s. Pullover first recorded 1907. To pull rank is from 1923; to pull the rug from under (someone) is from 1946.
2. Verb from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian (“to pull, draw, tug, pluck off”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to West Frisian pûlje (“to shell, husk”), Middle Dutch pullen (“to drink”), Middle Dutch polen (“to peel, strip”), Low German pulen (“to pick, pluck, pull, tear, strip off husks”), Icelandic púla (“to work hard, beat”).
3. Noun from Middle English pul, pull, pulle, from the verb pullen (“to pull”). See: Middle English 'pullen', Old English 'pullian', Low Saxon 'pulen', Icelandic 'púla'.

Verbs referencing "pull"

Dutch pulken.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ You go long ! I'll boun ’ you pulled ’ em out; some o ’ your shines, ” said Aunt Chloe. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] leans against the door with his hands in his pockets and stares at you, if you chance to be a stranger; or enters into conversation with the passengers about him. A great many newspapers are pulled out, and a few of them are read. Everybody talks to you, or to anybody else who hits his fancy. If you are an Englishman, he expects that that railroad is pretty much like an English railroad. If [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] cry out on ’ em ? ” said Aunt Chloe. “ Don't dey tear der suckin ’ baby right off his mother's breast, and sell him, and der little children as is crying and holding on by her clothes,—don't dey pull ’ em off and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and husband apart ? ” said Aunt Chloe, beginning to cry, “ when it's jest takin ’ the very life on ’ em ? — and all the while does they feel one bit, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Well, ’ said he, starting up, and pulling off his night-cap: ‘It 's all settled at last. I have arranged it with Queen Victoria. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Tom, let the door-knob alone,—there's a man ! Mary ! Mary ! don't pull the cat's tail,—poor pussy ! Jim, you mustn't climb on that table,—no, no ! — You don't know, my dear, what a surprise it is to us all, to see you here tonight ! ” said she, at last, when she found [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] are bawling down the street, and which are kept filed within, what are they but amusements ? Not vapid, waterish amusements, but good strong stuff; dealing in round abuse and blackguard names; pulling off the roofs of private houses, as the Halting Devil did in Spain; pimping and pandering for all degrees of vicious taste, and gorging with coined lies the most voracious maw; imputing to every man [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] breath short, and stood in silence. His wife, and their only colored domestic, old Aunt Dinah, were busily engaged in restorative measures; while old Cudjoe had got the boy on his knee, and was busy pulling off his shoes and stockings, and chafing his little cold feet. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • But we forbear, out of sympathy to our readers ’ bones. Western travellers, who have beguiled the midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will have a respectful and mournful sympathy with our unfortunate hero. We beg them to drop a silent tear, and pass on. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • BLACK DRIVER (still to the horses). ‘Jiddy! Jiddy!’ Horses pull violently, drag the coach out of the hole, and draw it up a bank; so steep, that the black driver 's legs fly up into the air, and he goes back among the luggage on the roof. But he immediately [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • " Is the gun really loaded ? " He pulls the gun and pulls out the clip... (This Is the Zodiac Speaking)
  • ♪ As I pulled away slowly ♪ Feeling so holy ♪ God knows I was feeling alive ♪ (Eephus)
  • Somebody's gonna pull it. We got to pivot. Get in her ear. (Disclosure Day)