pull at someone's heartstrings
pull at someone's heartstrings · pulls at someone's heartstrings · pulled at someone's heartstrings · pulling at someone's heartstrings
Synonym of play on someone's heartstringsSynonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
Forms
pulls at someone's heartstrings, pulling at someone's heartstrings, pulled at someone's heartstrings, pulled at someone's heartstringsirregular
| Base form | pull at someone's heartstrings · to pull at someone's heartstrings |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls at someone's heartstrings |
| Present participle | pulling at someone's heartstrings |
| Past simple | pulled at someone's heartstrings |
| Past participle | pulled at someone's heartstrings |
Tenses
pull at someone's heartstrings · pulled at someone's heartstrings · will pull at someone's heartstrings · have pulled at someone's heartstringsPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | pull at someone's heartstrings |
| he, she, it | pulls at someone's heartstrings |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have pulled at someone's heartstrings |
| he, she, it | has pulled at someone's heartstrings |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will pull at someone's heartstrings |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | pulled at someone's heartstrings |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.