pull – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pull sb down
Participle: pulled sb down
Gerund: pulling sb down

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	pull sb down
you	pull sb down
he;she;it	pulls sb down
we	pull sb down
you	pull sb down
they	pull sb down

Perfect

I	have pulled sb down
you	have pulled sb down
he;she;it	has pulled sb down
we	have pulled sb down
you	have pulled sb down
they	have pulled sb down

Past

I	pulled sb down
you	pulled sb down
he;she;it	pulled sb down
we	pulled sb down
you	pulled sb down
they	pulled sb down

Pluperfect

I	had pulled sb down
you	had pulled sb down
he;she;it	had pulled sb down
we	had pulled sb down
you	had pulled sb down
they	had pulled sb down

Future

I	will pull sb down
you	will pull sb down
he;she;it	will pull sb down
we	will pull sb down
you	will pull sb down
they	will pull sb down

Future Perfect

I	will have pulled sb down
you	will have pulled sb down
he;she;it	will have pulled sb down
we	will have pulled sb down
you	will have pulled sb down
they	will have pulled sb down

Subjunctive

Present

I	pull sb down
you	pull sb down
he;she;it	pull sb down
we	pull sb down
you	pull sb down
they	pull sb down

Perfect

I	have pulled sb down
you	have pulled sb down
he;she;it	have pulled sb down
we	have pulled sb down
you	have pulled sb down
they	have pulled sb down

Imperfect

I	pulled sb down
you	pulled sb down
he;she;it	pulled sb down
we	pulled sb down
you	pulled sb down
they	pulled sb down

Pluperfect

I	had pulled sb down
you	had pulled sb down
he;she;it	had pulled sb down
we	had pulled sb down
you	had pulled sb down
they	had pulled sb down

Conditional

Present

I	would pull sb down
you	would pull sb down
he;she;it	would pull sb down
we	would pull sb down
you	would pull sb down
they	would pull sb down

Perfect

I	would have pulled sb down
you	would have pulled sb down
he;she;it	would have pulled sb down
we	would have pulled sb down
you	would have pulled sb down
they	would have pulled sb down

Imperative

you	pull sb down
we	Let's pull sb down
you	pull sb down

Indicative

Present

I	am pulling sb down
you	are pulling sb down
he;she;it	is pulling sb down
we	are pulling sb down
you	are pulling sb down
they	are pulling sb down

Perfect

I	have been pulling sb down
you	have been pulling sb down
he;she;it	has been pulling sb down
we	have been pulling sb down
you	have been pulling sb down
they	have been pulling sb down

Past

I	was pulling sb down
you	were pulling sb down
he;she;it	was pulling sb down
we	were pulling sb down
you	were pulling sb down
they	were pulling sb down

Pluperfect

I	had been pulling sb down
you	had been pulling sb down
he;she;it	had been pulling sb down
we	had been pulling sb down
you	had been pulling sb down
they	had been pulling sb down

Future

I	will be pulling sb down
you	will be pulling sb down
he;she;it	will be pulling sb down
we	will be pulling sb down
you	will be pulling sb down
they	will be pulling sb down

Future Perfect

I	will have been pulling sb down
you	will have been pulling sb down
he;she;it	will have been pulling sb down
we	will have been pulling sb down
you	will have been pulling sb down
they	will have been pulling sb down

Conditional

Present

I	would be pulling sb down
you	would be pulling sb down
he;she;it	would be pulling sb down
we	would be pulling sb down
you	would be pulling sb down
they	would be pulling sb down

Perfect

I	would have been pulling sb down
you	would have been pulling sb down
he;she;it	would have been pulling sb down
we	would have been pulling sb down
you	would have been pulling sb down
they	would have been pulling sb down

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,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to arouse interest: allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole
drag: tug, tow, haul, grab, jerk, yank, draw
pluck: pick, gather, detach, remove, extract, withdraw, uproot
tear: strain, stretch, rend, sprain, twist, rip, disjoint, dismember

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

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)

pull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pull

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pull'

Verbs similar to 'pull'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "pull"

Sample Sentences