tear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tear
Participle: torn
Gerund: tearing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itear
youtear
he;she;ittears
wetear
youtear
theytear

Perfect

Ihave torn
youhave torn
he;she;ithas torn
wehave torn
youhave torn
theyhave torn

Past

Itore
youtore
he;she;ittore
wetore
youtore
theytore

Pluperfect

Ihad torn
youhad torn
he;she;ithad torn
wehad torn
youhad torn
theyhad torn

Future

Iwill tear
youwill tear
he;she;itwill tear
wewill tear
youwill tear
theywill tear

Future Perfect

Iwill have torn
youwill have torn
he;she;itwill have torn
wewill have torn
youwill have torn
theywill have torn

Subjunctive

Present

Itear
youtear
he;she;ittear
wetear
youtear
theytear

Perfect

Ihave torn
youhave torn
he;she;ithave torn
wehave torn
youhave torn
theyhave torn

Imperfect

Itore
youtore
he;she;ittore
wetore
youtore
theytore

Pluperfect

Ihad torn
youhad torn
he;she;ithad torn
wehad torn
youhad torn
theyhad torn

Conditional

Present

Iwould tear
youwould tear
he;she;itwould tear
wewould tear
youwould tear
theywould tear

Perfect

Iwould have torn
youwould have torn
he;she;itwould have torn
wewould have torn
youwould have torn
theywould have torn

Imperative

youtear
weLet's tear
youtear

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tearing
youare tearing
he;she;itis tearing
weare tearing
youare tearing
theyare tearing

Perfect

Ihave been tearing
youhave been tearing
he;she;ithas been tearing
wehave been tearing
youhave been tearing
theyhave been tearing

Past

Iwas tearing
youwere tearing
he;she;itwas tearing
wewere tearing
youwere tearing
theywere tearing

Pluperfect

Ihad been tearing
youhad been tearing
he;she;ithad been tearing
wehad been tearing
youhad been tearing
theyhad been tearing

Future

Iwill be tearing
youwill be tearing
he;she;itwill be tearing
wewill be tearing
youwill be tearing
theywill be tearing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tearing
youwill have been tearing
he;she;itwill have been tearing
wewill have been tearing
youwill have been tearing
theywill have been tearing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tearing
youwould be tearing
he;she;itwould be tearing
wewould be tearing
youwould be tearing
theywould be tearing

Perfect

Iwould have been tearing
youwould have been tearing
he;she;itwould have been tearing
wewould have been tearing
youwould have been tearing
theywould have been tearing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tear'

forswear, outwear, swear, tear, wear,

Verbs similar to 'tear'

bear, dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, lear, near, rear, sear,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take by force
exact, extort, wrench, wring
cut
split, lacerate, rip, sever, cleave, rend, shred

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).
2. Cognate with Scots tere, teir, tair (“to rend, lacerate, wound, rip, tear out”), Dutch teren (“to eliminate, efface, live, survive by consumption”), German zehren (“to consume, misuse”), German zerren (“to tug, rip, tear”), Danish tære (“to consume”), Swedish tära (“to fret, consume, deplete, use up”), Icelandic tæra (“to clear, corrode”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, “to skin”), Albanian ther (“to slay, skin, pierce”). Doublet of tire. See: Middle English 'teren', Old English 'teran', Proto-Germanic '*teraną', Dutch 'teren', German, old spelling 'zehren', German, old spelling 'zerren', Danish 'tære', Swedish 'tära', Icelandic 'tæra'.

Verbs referencing "tear"

Dutch teren, German, old spelling zerren, German, old spelling zehren, Sanskrit दृणाति, Swedish förtära.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] last night the life-boat had been crushed by one blow of the sea like a walnut-shell; and there it hung dangling in the air: a mere faggot of crazy boards. The planking of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and every bleeding tie and throbbing nerve, once more entwined with that little life, seemed to become sound and healthful, and Eliza was a happy woman up to the time that her husband was rudely torn from his kind employer, and brought under the iron sway of his legal owner. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • If it were _your_ Harry, mother, or your Willie, that were going to be torn from you by a brutal trader, tomorrow morning,—if you had seen the man, and heard that the papers were signed and delivered, and you had only from twelve o’clock till morning to make good your [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Don't natur herself kinder cry out on ’ em ? ” said Aunt Chloe. “ Don't dey tear der suckin ’ baby right off his mother's breast, and sell him, and der little children as is crying and holding on by her clothes,—don't dey pull ’ em off and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He laid down his paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her face, yet none could help feeling its mournful and pathetic [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] straight forward, but she saw nothing. All the noise and hum of the boat, the groaning of the machinery, mingled dreamily to her bewildered ear; and the poor, dumb-stricken heart had neither cry not tear to show for its utter misery. She was quite calm. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and had joined me, over some broken rocks, deafened by the noise, half-blinded by the spray, and wet to the skin. We were at the foot of the American Fall. I could see an immense torrent of water tearing headlong down from some great height, but had no idea of shape, or situation, or anything but vague immensity. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ’ quoth North Carolina, ‘I have a great respect for the chair as an officer of the house, and a great respect for him personally; nothing but that respect prevents me from rushing to the table and tearing that petition which has just been presented for the abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, to pieces.’—‘I warn the abolitionists, ’ says South Carolina, ‘ignorant, infuriated barbarians [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ No. The foolish fellow tore the paper in two, and absolutely refused to leave me. I never had a braver, better fellow,—trusty and true as steel. He embraced Christianity afterwards, and became as gentle as a child. He used to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • if it's tearing us apart ? [ sighs ] I think I should work elsewhere. (23 000 Lives)