tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tune
Participle: tuned
Gerund: tuning

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itune
youtune
he;she;ittunes
wetune
youtune
theytune

Perfect

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

Past

Ituned
youtuned
he;she;ittuned
wetuned
youtuned
theytuned

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Itune
youtune
he;she;ittune
wetune
youtune
theytune

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ituned
youtuned
he;she;ittuned
wetuned
youtuned
theytuned

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune
weLet's tune
youtune

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'tune'

tine, tone, tube, tun, tyne, atene, atone, attune, bane, bone,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attune
adjust, synchronize, coordinate, align, regulate, prepare, ready, prime

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1387, "a musical sound, a succession of musical notes," unexplained variant of tone. Meaning "state of being in proper pitch" is from 1440; the verb in this sense is recorded from 1505. Non-musical meaning "to adjust an organ or receiver" is recorded from 1887. Verbal phrase tune in in ref. to radio (later also TV) is recorded from 1913; fig. sense of "become aware" is recorded from 1926. Tune out "to eliminate radio reception" is recorded from 1908; fig. sense of "disregard, stop heeding" is from 1928. Tunesmith is a U.S. colloquial coinage first recorded 1926.
2. From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”). Doublet of tone, ton, and tonus.

Verbs referencing "tune"

German, old spelling tunen, Irish tiúin.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Shut up, you black cuss ! ” roared Legree; “ did ye think I wanted any o ’ yer infernal old Methodism ? I say, tune up, now, something real rowdy,—quick ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)