tuck – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tuck

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tuck sth in
Participle: tucked sth in
Gerund: tucking sth in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ituck sth in
youtuck sth in
he;she;ittucks sth in
wetuck sth in
youtuck sth in
theytuck sth in

Perfect

Ihave tucked sth in
youhave tucked sth in
he;she;ithas tucked sth in
wehave tucked sth in
youhave tucked sth in
theyhave tucked sth in

Past

Itucked sth in
youtucked sth in
he;she;ittucked sth in
wetucked sth in
youtucked sth in
theytucked sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked sth in
youhad tucked sth in
he;she;ithad tucked sth in
wehad tucked sth in
youhad tucked sth in
theyhad tucked sth in

Future

Iwill tuck sth in
youwill tuck sth in
he;she;itwill tuck sth in
wewill tuck sth in
youwill tuck sth in
theywill tuck sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have tucked sth in
youwill have tucked sth in
he;she;itwill have tucked sth in
wewill have tucked sth in
youwill have tucked sth in
theywill have tucked sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Ituck sth in
youtuck sth in
he;she;ittuck sth in
wetuck sth in
youtuck sth in
theytuck sth in

Perfect

Ihave tucked sth in
youhave tucked sth in
he;she;ithave tucked sth in
wehave tucked sth in
youhave tucked sth in
theyhave tucked sth in

Imperfect

Itucked sth in
youtucked sth in
he;she;ittucked sth in
wetucked sth in
youtucked sth in
theytucked sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked sth in
youhad tucked sth in
he;she;ithad tucked sth in
wehad tucked sth in
youhad tucked sth in
theyhad tucked sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould tuck sth in
youwould tuck sth in
he;she;itwould tuck sth in
wewould tuck sth in
youwould tuck sth in
theywould tuck sth in

Perfect

Iwould have tucked sth in
youwould have tucked sth in
he;she;itwould have tucked sth in
wewould have tucked sth in
youwould have tucked sth in
theywould have tucked sth in

Imperative

youtuck sth in
weLet's tuck sth in
youtuck sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tucking sth in
youare tucking sth in
he;she;itis tucking sth in
weare tucking sth in
youare tucking sth in
theyare tucking sth in

Perfect

Ihave been tucking sth in
youhave been tucking sth in
he;she;ithas been tucking sth in
wehave been tucking sth in
youhave been tucking sth in
theyhave been tucking sth in

Past

Iwas tucking sth in
youwere tucking sth in
he;she;itwas tucking sth in
wewere tucking sth in
youwere tucking sth in
theywere tucking sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been tucking sth in
youhad been tucking sth in
he;she;ithad been tucking sth in
wehad been tucking sth in
youhad been tucking sth in
theyhad been tucking sth in

Future

Iwill be tucking sth in
youwill be tucking sth in
he;she;itwill be tucking sth in
wewill be tucking sth in
youwill be tucking sth in
theywill be tucking sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tucking sth in
youwill have been tucking sth in
he;she;itwill have been tucking sth in
wewill have been tucking sth in
youwill have been tucking sth in
theywill have been tucking sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tucking sth in
youwould be tucking sth in
he;she;itwould be tucking sth in
wewould be tucking sth in
youwould be tucking sth in
theywould be tucking sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been tucking sth in
youwould have been tucking sth in
he;she;itwould have been tucking sth in
wewould have been tucking sth in
youwould have been tucking sth in
theywould have been tucking sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tuck'

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 'tuck'

buck, cuck, duck, fuck, huck, luck, muck, puck, ruck, suck,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1385, "to pull or gather up," earlier "to pluck, stretch" (1273, implied in tucker), probably from M.L.G. or M.Du. tucken "pull up, draw up, tug" (cognate with O.E. tucian "mistreat, torment," and related to O.E. togian "to pull," Ger. zucken; see tow). Sense of "thrust into a snug place" is first recorded 1587. Slang meaning "to consume, swallow" is recorded from 1784. The noun is first attested 1387.
2. From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch. See: Middle English 'tuken'.

Verbs referencing "tuck"

Welsh twcio.

Sample Sentences

  • When she awoke, she found herself snugly tucked up on the bed, with a blanket over her, and little Ruth rubbing her hands with camphor. She opened her eyes in a state of dreamy, delicious languor, such as one who has long been bearing a heavy [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] wasn't a speculator. It was de peartest little thing ! and Missis she seemed to think a heap on ’ t, at first; it never cried,—it was likely and fat. But Missis tuck sick, and I tended her; and I tuck the fever, and my milk all left me, and the child it pined to skin and bone, and Missis wouldn't buy milk for it. She wouldn't hear to me, when I telled her I hadn't milk. She said she knowed I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] it kept me awake, and made me good for nothing. She made me sleep in her room; and I had to put it away off in a little kind o ’ garret, and thar it cried itself to death, one night. It did; and I tuck to drinkin ’, to keep its crying out of my ears ! I did,—and I will drink ! I will, if I do go to torment for it ! Mas’r says I shall go to torment, and I tell him I 've got thar now ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Yes, ma’am, ” said Topsy, with profound attention. “ But the upper sheet, ” said Miss Ophelia, “ must be brought down in this way, and tucked under firm and smooth at the foot,—so,—the narrow hem at the foot. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Dorcas removed a comforter from the bed, straightened the clothes again, and tucked them in till Tom looked something like a chrysalis; remarking, as she did so, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ He won't know Polly,—my old man wo n't. Laws, it's five year since they tuck him ! She was a baby den,—couldn't but jist stand. Remember how tickled he used to be, cause she would keep a fallin ’ over, when she sot out to walk. Laws a me ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ The mocking foes flee Tucking their tails in agony ♪ (Magudam)