tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune sth up
weLet's tune sth up
youtune sth up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)