tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tune into sth
Participle: tuned into sth
Gerund: tuning into sth

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itune into sth
youtune into sth
he;she;ittunes into sth
wetune into sth
youtune into sth
theytune into sth

Perfect

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

Past

Ituned into sth
youtuned into sth
he;she;ittuned into sth
wetuned into sth
youtuned into sth
theytuned into sth

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Itune into sth
youtune into sth
he;she;ittune into sth
wetune into sth
youtune into sth
theytune into sth

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ituned into sth
youtuned into sth
he;she;ittuned into sth
wetuned into sth
youtuned into sth
theytuned into sth

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune into sth
weLet's tune into sth
youtune into sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)