tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)