Mull over

mûrement réfléchir à quelque chose

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, meld together, mellow out, opt out of

  • Phrasal verb: over

    Only mull changes; over stays the same: mulled over, mulled over.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before over, as the card writes it: mull something over. A pronoun always does: mull it over.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't mull over, he doesn't mull over.

    1. I / you / we / they mull over
    2. he / she / it mulls over

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am mulling over
    2. you / we / they are mulling over
    3. he / she / it is mulling over

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't mull over.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they mulled over

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to mull over
    2. you / we / they are going to mull over
    3. he / she / it is going to mull over

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't mull over.

    1. (you) mull over
    2. let's mull over
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have mulled over
    2. he / she / it has mulled over

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was mulling over
    2. you / we / they were mulling over

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will mull over
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been mulling over
    2. he / she / it has been mulling over

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had mulled over

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be mulling over

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would mull over

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have mulled over
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been mulling over

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have mulled over

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been mulling over

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be mulling over

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been mulling over