Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tar
Participle: tarred
Gerund: tarring
Indicative
Present
| I | tar |
| you | tar |
| he;she;it | tars |
| we | tar |
| you | tar |
| they | tar |
Perfect
| I | have tarred |
| you | have tarred |
| he;she;it | has tarred |
| we | have tarred |
| you | have tarred |
| they | have tarred |
Past
| I | tarred |
| you | tarred |
| he;she;it | tarred |
| we | tarred |
| you | tarred |
| they | tarred |
Pluperfect
| I | had tarred |
| you | had tarred |
| he;she;it | had tarred |
| we | had tarred |
| you | had tarred |
| they | had tarred |
Future
| I | will tar |
| you | will tar |
| he;she;it | will tar |
| we | will tar |
| you | will tar |
| they | will tar |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tarred |
| you | will have tarred |
| he;she;it | will have tarred |
| we | will have tarred |
| you | will have tarred |
| they | will have tarred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tar |
| you | tar |
| he;she;it | tar |
| we | tar |
| you | tar |
| they | tar |
Perfect
| I | have tarred |
| you | have tarred |
| he;she;it | have tarred |
| we | have tarred |
| you | have tarred |
| they | have tarred |
Imperfect
| I | tarred |
| you | tarred |
| he;she;it | tarred |
| we | tarred |
| you | tarred |
| they | tarred |
Pluperfect
| I | had tarred |
| you | had tarred |
| he;she;it | had tarred |
| we | had tarred |
| you | had tarred |
| they | had tarred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tar |
| you | would tar |
| he;she;it | would tar |
| we | would tar |
| you | would tar |
| they | would tar |
Perfect
| I | would have tarred |
| you | would have tarred |
| he;she;it | would have tarred |
| we | would have tarred |
| you | would have tarred |
| they | would have tarred |
Imperative
| you | tar |
| we | Let's tar |
| you | tar |
Verbs conjugated like 'tar'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tar'
bar,
ear,
gar,
jar,
mar,
oar,
par,
star,
tab,
tag,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. PIE word
2. *dóru
3. From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”).
4. See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dărvó, “tree”). More at tree.
Verbs referencing "tar"
Swedish
tjära, Danish
tjære, Norwegian, nynorsk
tjøre.
Sample Sentences
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The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.
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Dr. Sign: In fact, maybe you think I should get credit, but if I do, Dr. Frendall will be scorned. You know why
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Dr. Ellsworth: Yes, I know. Your critics will tar him with the same brush as you. [1995, Paul Robinson, The Gate Contracts:]