tear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tear down
Participle: torn down
Gerund: tearing down

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itear down
youtear down
he;she;ittears down
wetear down
youtear down
theytear down

Perfect

Ihave torn down
youhave torn down
he;she;ithas torn down
wehave torn down
youhave torn down
theyhave torn down

Past

Itore down
youtore down
he;she;ittore down
wetore down
youtore down
theytore down

Pluperfect

Ihad torn down
youhad torn down
he;she;ithad torn down
wehad torn down
youhad torn down
theyhad torn down

Future

Iwill tear down
youwill tear down
he;she;itwill tear down
wewill tear down
youwill tear down
theywill tear down

Future Perfect

Iwill have torn down
youwill have torn down
he;she;itwill have torn down
wewill have torn down
youwill have torn down
theywill have torn down

Subjunctive

Present

Itear down
youtear down
he;she;ittear down
wetear down
youtear down
theytear down

Perfect

Ihave torn down
youhave torn down
he;she;ithave torn down
wehave torn down
youhave torn down
theyhave torn down

Imperfect

Itore down
youtore down
he;she;ittore down
wetore down
youtore down
theytore down

Pluperfect

Ihad torn down
youhad torn down
he;she;ithad torn down
wehad torn down
youhad torn down
theyhad torn down

Conditional

Present

Iwould tear down
youwould tear down
he;she;itwould tear down
wewould tear down
youwould tear down
theywould tear down

Perfect

Iwould have torn down
youwould have torn down
he;she;itwould have torn down
wewould have torn down
youwould have torn down
theywould have torn down

Imperative

youtear down
weLet's tear down
youtear down

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tearing down
youare tearing down
he;she;itis tearing down
weare tearing down
youare tearing down
theyare tearing down

Perfect

Ihave been tearing down
youhave been tearing down
he;she;ithas been tearing down
wehave been tearing down
youhave been tearing down
theyhave been tearing down

Past

Iwas tearing down
youwere tearing down
he;she;itwas tearing down
wewere tearing down
youwere tearing down
theywere tearing down

Pluperfect

Ihad been tearing down
youhad been tearing down
he;she;ithad been tearing down
wehad been tearing down
youhad been tearing down
theyhad been tearing down

Future

Iwill be tearing down
youwill be tearing down
he;she;itwill be tearing down
wewill be tearing down
youwill be tearing down
theywill be tearing down

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tearing down
youwill have been tearing down
he;she;itwill have been tearing down
wewill have been tearing down
youwill have been tearing down
theywill have been tearing down

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tearing down
youwould be tearing down
he;she;itwould be tearing down
wewould be tearing down
youwould be tearing down
theywould be tearing down

Perfect

Iwould have been tearing down
youwould have been tearing down
he;she;itwould have been tearing down
wewould have been tearing down
youwould have been tearing down
theywould have been tearing down

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tear'

forswear, outwear, swear, tear, wear,

Verbs similar to 'tear'

bear, dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, lear, near, rear, sear,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take by force
exact, extort, wrench, wring
cut
split, lacerate, rip, sever, cleave, rend, shred

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).
2. Cognate with Scots tere, teir, tair (“to rend, lacerate, wound, rip, tear out”), Dutch teren (“to eliminate, efface, live, survive by consumption”), German zehren (“to consume, misuse”), German zerren (“to tug, rip, tear”), Danish tære (“to consume”), Swedish tära (“to fret, consume, deplete, use up”), Icelandic tæra (“to clear, corrode”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, “to skin”), Albanian ther (“to slay, skin, pierce”). Doublet of tire. See: Middle English 'teren', Old English 'teran', Proto-Germanic '*teraną', Dutch 'teren', German, old spelling 'zehren', German, old spelling 'zerren', Danish 'tære', Swedish 'tära', Icelandic 'tæra'.

Verbs referencing "tear"

Dutch teren, German, old spelling zerren, German, old spelling zehren, Sanskrit दृणाति, Swedish förtära.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] last night the life-boat had been crushed by one blow of the sea like a walnut-shell; and there it hung dangling in the air: a mere faggot of crazy boards. The planking of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and every bleeding tie and throbbing nerve, once more entwined with that little life, seemed to become sound and healthful, and Eliza was a happy woman up to the time that her husband was rudely torn from his kind employer, and brought under the iron sway of his legal owner. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • If it were _your_ Harry, mother, or your Willie, that were going to be torn from you by a brutal trader, tomorrow morning,—if you had seen the man, and heard that the papers were signed and delivered, and you had only from twelve o’clock till morning to make good your [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Don't natur herself kinder cry out on ’ em ? ” said Aunt Chloe. “ Don't dey tear der suckin ’ baby right off his mother's breast, and sell him, and der little children as is crying and holding on by her clothes,—don't dey pull ’ em off and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He laid down his paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her face, yet none could help feeling its mournful and pathetic [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] straight forward, but she saw nothing. All the noise and hum of the boat, the groaning of the machinery, mingled dreamily to her bewildered ear; and the poor, dumb-stricken heart had neither cry not tear to show for its utter misery. She was quite calm. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and had joined me, over some broken rocks, deafened by the noise, half-blinded by the spray, and wet to the skin. We were at the foot of the American Fall. I could see an immense torrent of water tearing headlong down from some great height, but had no idea of shape, or situation, or anything but vague immensity. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ’ quoth North Carolina, ‘I have a great respect for the chair as an officer of the house, and a great respect for him personally; nothing but that respect prevents me from rushing to the table and tearing that petition which has just been presented for the abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, to pieces.’—‘I warn the abolitionists, ’ says South Carolina, ‘ignorant, infuriated barbarians [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ No. The foolish fellow tore the paper in two, and absolutely refused to leave me. I never had a braver, better fellow,—trusty and true as steel. He embraced Christianity afterwards, and became as gentle as a child. He used to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • if it's tearing us apart ? [ sighs ] I think I should work elsewhere. (23 000 Lives)