tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tune out sb
Participle: tuned out sb
Gerund: tuning out sb

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itune out sb
youtune out sb
he;she;ittunes out sb
wetune out sb
youtune out sb
theytune out sb

Perfect

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

Past

Ituned out sb
youtuned out sb
he;she;ittuned out sb
wetuned out sb
youtuned out sb
theytuned out sb

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Itune out sb
youtune out sb
he;she;ittune out sb
wetune out sb
youtune out sb
theytune out sb

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ituned out sb
youtuned out sb
he;she;ittuned out sb
wetuned out sb
youtuned out sb
theytuned out sb

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune out sb
weLet's tune out sb
youtune out sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)