tug at someone's heartstrings
tug at someone's heartstrings · tugs at someone's heartstrings · tugged at someone's heartstrings · tugging at someone's heartstrings
Synonym of play on someone's heartstringsSynonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
» This sweet melody was tugging at his heartstrings.
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1 sensesSynonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
Examples
2 sentencesThis sweet melody was tugging at his heartstrings.
Over the years, Tom has learned to write so that he tugs at his readers' heartstrings.
deMit den Jahren hat Tom gelernt, so zu schreiben, dass es dem Leser zu Herzen geht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
tugs at someone's heartstrings, tugging at someone's heartstrings, tugged at someone's heartstrings, tugged at someone's heartstrings| Base form | tug at someone's heartstrings · to tug at someone's heartstrings |
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| 3rd person singular | tugs at someone's heartstrings |
| Present participle | tugging at someone's heartstrings |
| Past simple | tugged at someone's heartstrings |
| Past participle | tugged at someone's heartstrings |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | tug at someone's heartstrings |
| he, she, it | tugs at someone's heartstrings |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | tugged at someone's heartstrings |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have tugged at someone's heartstrings |
| he, she, it | has tugged at someone's heartstrings |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will tug at someone's heartstrings |
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedheart-tugging
Lessons 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