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.
» That song is just designed to pull at your heartstrings.
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1 sensesSynonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
Examples
6 sentencesThat song is just designed to pull at your heartstrings.
He pulled at her heartstrings.
She pulled at her heartstrings.
He pulled at his heartstrings.
She pulled at his heartstrings.
Forms
pulls at someone's heartstrings, pulling at someone's heartstrings, pulled at someone's heartstrings, pulled at someone's heartstrings| Base form | pull at someone's heartstrings · to pull at someone's heartstrings |
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| 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 |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | pull at someone's heartstrings |
| he, she, it | pulls at someone's heartstrings |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | pulled 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 |
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