pull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pull

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)