pull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pull

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpull sth to
weLet's pull sth to
youpull sth to

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)