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CEFR A2Physical actions#111 most common verb

Çekmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to pull, to take (a photo)'

çekmek means “to pull, to take (a photo)”. Its stem is çek-, so “I am pulling” is çekiyorum, “I pulled” is çektim and “I will pull” is çekeceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.

Quick facts

Meaning
to pull, to take (a photo)
Level
CEFR A2 · #111 of 247 by frequency

At a glance

One form per tense, split into its suffixes. Tap 🔊 to hear it.

  • çekiyorumçek·iyor·um
    Present Continuous · I am pulling
  • çektimçek·ti·m
    Definite Past · I pulled
  • çekmişimçek·miş·im
    Reported Past · I apparently pulled
  • çekeceğimçek·eceğ·im
    Future · I will pull
  • çekerimçek·er·im
    Aorist (Simple Present) · I pull
  • çekmeliyimçek·meli·yim
    Necessitative · I must pull
  • çeksemçek·se·m
    Conditional · if I pulled
  • çekçek
    Imperative & Optative · Pull!
  • çekebilirimçek·ebil·ir·im
    Ability (can) · I can pull
  • çekiyordumçek·iyor·du·m
    Past Continuous · I was pulling

Example sentences with çekmek

Common mistakes with çekmek

  • Incorrect: çekirçeker

    One-syllable stems take -Ar in the aorist: çeker, çekerim. Only 13 verbs such as gelir and alır break this rule. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: çekmezimçekmem

    The negative aorist drops its -z in the first person: çekmem ("I do not pull"), çekmeyiz — but çekmez, çekmezsin. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: çekecekimçekeceğim

    The k of -AcAk softens to ğ before a vowel: çekeceğim, çekeceğiz — but çekecek and çekeceksin keep it. Learn the rule →

Full conjugation of çekmek

All 10 tenses and moods × 6 persons, in positive, negative, question and negative-question form. Imperative questions do not exist for sen and siz.

Present ContinuousŞimdiki Zamançekiyor

Actions happening right now, ongoing situations and near-future plans. Marker: -(I)yor. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekiyorumI am pullingçekmiyorumI am not pullingçekiyor muyumAm I pulling?çekmiyor muyumAm I not pulling?
senyouçekiyorsunyou are pullingçekmiyorsunyou are not pullingçekiyor musunAre you pulling?çekmiyor musunAre you not pulling?
ohe/sheçekiyorhe/she is pullingçekmiyorhe/she is not pullingçekiyor muIs he/she pulling?çekmiyor muIs he/she not pulling?
bizweçekiyoruzwe are pullingçekmiyoruzwe are not pullingçekiyor muyuzAre we pulling?çekmiyor muyuzAre we not pulling?
sizyou (pl.)çekiyorsunuzyou (pl.) are pullingçekmiyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not pullingçekiyor musunuzAre you (pl.) pulling?çekmiyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not pulling?
onlartheyçekiyorlarthey are pullingçekmiyorlarthey are not pullingçekiyorlar mıAre they pulling?çekmiyorlar mıAre they not pulling?
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamançekti

Completed past actions the speaker witnessed or is certain about. Marker: -DI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçektimI pulledçekmedimI did not pullçektim miDid I pull?çekmedim miDidn't I pull?
senyouçektinyou pulledçekmedinyou did not pullçektin miDid you pull?çekmedin miDidn't you pull?
ohe/sheçektihe/she pulledçekmedihe/she did not pullçekti miDid he/she pull?çekmedi miDidn't he/she pull?
bizweçektikwe pulledçekmedikwe did not pullçektik miDid we pull?çekmedik miDidn't we pull?
sizyou (pl.)çektinizyou (pl.) pulledçekmedinizyou (pl.) did not pullçektiniz miDid you (pl.) pull?çekmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) pull?
onlartheyçektilerthey pulledçekmedilerthey did not pullçektiler miDid they pull?çekmediler miDidn't they pull?
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamançekmiş

Past events learned from others, inferred, or noticed with surprise. Marker: -mIş. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekmişimI apparently pulledçekmemişimI apparently did not pullçekmiş miyimDid I pull? (reportedly)çekmemiş miyimDidn't I pull? (reportedly)
senyouçekmişsinyou apparently pulledçekmemişsinyou apparently did not pullçekmiş misinDid you pull? (reportedly)çekmemiş misinDidn't you pull? (reportedly)
ohe/sheçekmişhe/she apparently pulledçekmemişhe/she apparently did not pullçekmiş miDid he/she pull? (reportedly)çekmemiş miDidn't he/she pull? (reportedly)
bizweçekmişizwe apparently pulledçekmemişizwe apparently did not pullçekmiş miyizDid we pull? (reportedly)çekmemiş miyizDidn't we pull? (reportedly)
sizyou (pl.)çekmişsinizyou (pl.) apparently pulledçekmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not pullçekmiş misinizDid you (pl.) pull? (reportedly)çekmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) pull? (reportedly)
onlartheyçekmişlerthey apparently pulledçekmemişlerthey apparently did not pullçekmişler miDid they pull? (reportedly)çekmemişler miDidn't they pull? (reportedly)
FutureGelecek Zamançekecek

Plans, predictions and decisions about the future. Marker: -(y)AcAk. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekeceğimI will pullçekmeyeceğimI will not pullçekecek miyimWill I pull?çekmeyecek miyimWon't I pull?
senyouçekeceksinyou will pullçekmeyeceksinyou will not pullçekecek misinWill you pull?çekmeyecek misinWon't you pull?
ohe/sheçekecekhe/she will pullçekmeyecekhe/she will not pullçekecek miWill he/she pull?çekmeyecek miWon't he/she pull?
bizweçekeceğizwe will pullçekmeyeceğizwe will not pullçekecek miyizWill we pull?çekmeyecek miyizWon't we pull?
sizyou (pl.)çekeceksinizyou (pl.) will pullçekmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not pullçekecek misinizWill you (pl.) pull?çekmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) pull?
onlartheyçekeceklerthey will pullçekmeyeceklerthey will not pullçekecekler miWill they pull?çekmeyecekler miWon't they pull?
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamançeker

Habits, general truths, willingness and polite requests. Marker: -r / -Ar / -Ir (neg. -mAz). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekerimI pullçekmemI do not pullçeker miyimDo I pull?çekmez miyimDon't I pull?
senyouçekersinyou pullçekmezsinyou do not pullçeker misinDo you pull?çekmez misinDon't you pull?
ohe/sheçekerhe/she pullsçekmezhe/she does not pullçeker miDoes he/she pull?çekmez miDoesn't he/she pull?
bizweçekerizwe pullçekmeyizwe do not pullçeker miyizDo we pull?çekmez miyizDon't we pull?
sizyou (pl.)çekersinizyou (pl.) pullçekmezsinizyou (pl.) do not pullçeker misinizDo you (pl.) pull?çekmez misinizDon't you (pl.) pull?
onlartheyçekerlerthey pullçekmezlerthey do not pullçekerler miDo they pull?çekmezler miDon't they pull?
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipiçekmeli

Obligation and advice: must, should, ought to. Marker: -mAlI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekmeliyimI must pullçekmemeliyimI must not pullçekmeli miyimMust I pull?çekmemeli miyimMustn't I pull?
senyouçekmelisinyou must pullçekmemelisinyou must not pullçekmeli misinMust you pull?çekmemeli misinMustn't you pull?
ohe/sheçekmelihe/she must pullçekmemelihe/she must not pullçekmeli miMust he/she pull?çekmemeli miMustn't he/she pull?
bizweçekmeliyizwe must pullçekmemeliyizwe must not pullçekmeli miyizMust we pull?çekmemeli miyizMustn't we pull?
sizyou (pl.)çekmelisinizyou (pl.) must pullçekmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not pullçekmeli misinizMust you (pl.) pull?çekmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) pull?
onlartheyçekmelilerthey must pullçekmemelilerthey must not pullçekmeliler miMust they pull?çekmemeliler miMustn't they pull?
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipiçekse

Conditions and wishes: "if I…", "if only…", "what if I…?". Marker: -sA. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçeksemif I pulledçekmesemif I did not pullçeksem miShould I pull?çekmesem miShould I not pull?
senyouçeksenif you pulledçekmesenif you did not pullçeksen miShould you pull?çekmesen miShould you not pull?
ohe/sheçekseif he/she pulledçekmeseif he/she did not pullçekse miShould he/she pull?çekmese miShould he/she not pull?
bizweçeksekif we pulledçekmesekif we did not pullçeksek miShould we pull?çekmesek miShould we not pull?
sizyou (pl.)çeksenizif you (pl.) pulledçekmesenizif you (pl.) did not pullçekseniz miShould you (pl.) pull?çekmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not pull?
onlartheyçekselerif they pulledçekmeselerif they did not pullçekseler miShould they pull?çekmeseler miShould they not pull?
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipiçek

Commands ("Go!") and suggestions ("Let me…", "Let's…"). Marker: Ø / -sIn / -(y)In; -(y)AyIm / -(y)AlIm. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekeyimlet me pullçekmeyeyimlet me not pullçekeyim miShall I pull?çekmeyeyim miShall I not pull?
senyouçekPull!çekmeDon't pull!——
ohe/sheçeksinlet him/her pullçekmesinlet him/her not pullçeksin miShall he/she pull?çekmesin miShall he/she not pull?
bizweçekelimlet's pullçekmeyelimlet's not pullçekelim miShall we pull?çekmeyelim miShall we not pull?
sizyou (pl.)çekinPull! (pl./polite)çekmeyinDon't pull! (pl./polite)——
onlartheyçeksinlerlet them pullçekmesinlerlet them not pullçeksinler miShall they pull?çekmesinler miShall they not pull?
Ability (can)Yeterlilikçekebilir

What someone can or cannot do, and permission. Marker: -(y)Abil- + aorist (neg. -(y)AmA-). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekebilirimI can pullçekememI cannot pullçekebilir miyimCan I pull?çekemez miyimCan't I pull?
senyouçekebilirsinyou can pullçekemezsinyou cannot pullçekebilir misinCan you pull?çekemez misinCan't you pull?
ohe/sheçekebilirhe/she can pullçekemezhe/she cannot pullçekebilir miCan he/she pull?çekemez miCan't he/she pull?
bizweçekebilirizwe can pullçekemeyizwe cannot pullçekebilir miyizCan we pull?çekemez miyizCan't we pull?
sizyou (pl.)çekebilirsinizyou (pl.) can pullçekemezsinizyou (pl.) cannot pullçekebilir misinizCan you (pl.) pull?çekemez misinizCan't you (pl.) pull?
onlartheyçekebilirlerthey can pullçekemezlerthey cannot pullçekebilirler miCan they pull?çekemezler miCan't they pull?
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesiçekiyordu

What was happening at a moment in the past. Marker: -(I)yordu. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIçekiyordumI was pullingçekmiyordumI was not pullingçekiyor muydumWas I pulling?çekmiyor muydumWas I not pulling?
senyouçekiyordunyou were pullingçekmiyordunyou were not pullingçekiyor muydunWere you pulling?çekmiyor muydunWere you not pulling?
ohe/sheçekiyorduhe/she was pullingçekmiyorduhe/she was not pullingçekiyor muyduWas he/she pulling?çekmiyor muyduWas he/she not pulling?
bizweçekiyordukwe were pullingçekmiyordukwe were not pullingçekiyor muydukWere we pulling?çekmiyor muydukWere we not pulling?
sizyou (pl.)çekiyordunuzyou (pl.) were pullingçekmiyordunuzyou (pl.) were not pullingçekiyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) pulling?çekmiyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not pulling?
onlartheyçekiyorlardıthey were pullingçekmiyorlardıthey were not pullingçekiyorlar mıydıWere they pulling?çekmiyorlar mıydıWere they not pulling?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past tense of çekmek?

The definite past (-DI) of çekmek is çektim (I pulled), çektin, çekti, çektik, çektiniz, çektiler. The negative is çekmedim (I did not pull), and the reported past is çekmiş (he/she apparently pulled).

Is çekmek irregular?

No, çekmek is a regular verb. Every tense is built from the stem çek- with the standard suffixes: çekiyorum, çektim, çekeceğim, and its aorist çeker follows the rule.

How do you say "I will pull" in Turkish?

"I will pull" is çekeceğim. "I won't pull" is çekmeyeceğim, and "Will you pull?" is çekecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: çekiyorum.

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