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SPANISH VERB

jalar

to pull, in Mexico

  • #433 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: jalando
  • Past participle: jalado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I pull
  2. tú you pull
  3. usted, él, ella he/she pulls
  4. nosotros we pull
  5. vosotros Spain you all pull
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they pull

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I pulled
  2. tú you pulled
  3. usted, él, ella he/she pulled
  4. nosotros we pulled
  5. vosotros Spain you all pulled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they pulled

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to pull
  2. tú you used to pull
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to pull
  4. nosotros we used to pull
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to pull
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to pull

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will pull
  2. tú you will pull
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will pull
  4. nosotros we will pull
  5. vosotros Spain you all will pull
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will pull

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would pull
  2. tú you would pull
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would pull
  4. nosotros we would pull
  5. vosotros Spain you all would pull
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would pull

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I pull
  2. tú (that) you pull
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she pull
  4. nosotros (that) we pull
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all pull
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they pull

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I pulled
  2. tú (if) you pulled
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she pulled
  4. nosotros (if) we pulled
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all pulled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they pulled

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú pull!
  2. usted pull! (formal)
  3. nosotros pull! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain pull! (all of you)
  5. ustedes pull! (all of you)

How to use jalar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    La puerta no se empuja, se jala.

    You don't push the door, you pull it.

  2. Past

    Jalé la cuerda con todas mis fuerzas.

    I pulled the rope with all my strength.

  3. Imperfect

    El perro jalaba la correa durante todo el paseo.

    The dog pulled on the leash the whole walk.

  4. Future

    Yo jalaré de este lado y tú empujas del otro.

    I'll pull from this side and you push from the other.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no jalaría ese cable, puede ser peligroso.

    I wouldn't pull that cable, it could be dangerous.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que el niño jale el mantel.

    Don't let the boy pull the tablecloth.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije que no jalara la cola del gato.

    I told him not to pull the cat's tail.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Jala la puerta, no la empujes!

    Pull the door, don't push it!

Good to know

  • In Spain and most of South America people say "tirar de"; in Mexico "jalar" is also to work hard, and "¿jalas?" asks if you're in.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.