tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tune in
Participle: tuned in
Gerund: tuning in

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itune in
youtune in
he;she;ittunes in
wetune in
youtune in
theytune in

Perfect

Ihave tuned in
youhave tuned in
he;she;ithas tuned in
wehave tuned in
youhave tuned in
theyhave tuned in

Past

Ituned in
youtuned in
he;she;ittuned in
wetuned in
youtuned in
theytuned in

Pluperfect

Ihad tuned in
youhad tuned in
he;she;ithad tuned in
wehad tuned in
youhad tuned in
theyhad tuned in

Future

Iwill tune in
youwill tune in
he;she;itwill tune in
wewill tune in
youwill tune in
theywill tune in

Future Perfect

Iwill have tuned in
youwill have tuned in
he;she;itwill have tuned in
wewill have tuned in
youwill have tuned in
theywill have tuned in

Subjunctive

Present

Itune in
youtune in
he;she;ittune in
wetune in
youtune in
theytune in

Perfect

Ihave tuned in
youhave tuned in
he;she;ithave tuned in
wehave tuned in
youhave tuned in
theyhave tuned in

Imperfect

Ituned in
youtuned in
he;she;ittuned in
wetuned in
youtuned in
theytuned in

Pluperfect

Ihad tuned in
youhad tuned in
he;she;ithad tuned in
wehad tuned in
youhad tuned in
theyhad tuned in

Conditional

Present

Iwould tune in
youwould tune in
he;she;itwould tune in
wewould tune in
youwould tune in
theywould tune in

Perfect

Iwould have tuned in
youwould have tuned in
he;she;itwould have tuned in
wewould have tuned in
youwould have tuned in
theywould have tuned in

Imperative

youtune in
weLet's tune in
youtune in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tuning in
youare tuning in
he;she;itis tuning in
weare tuning in
youare tuning in
theyare tuning in

Perfect

Ihave been tuning in
youhave been tuning in
he;she;ithas been tuning in
wehave been tuning in
youhave been tuning in
theyhave been tuning in

Past

Iwas tuning in
youwere tuning in
he;she;itwas tuning in
wewere tuning in
youwere tuning in
theywere tuning in

Pluperfect

Ihad been tuning in
youhad been tuning in
he;she;ithad been tuning in
wehad been tuning in
youhad been tuning in
theyhad been tuning in

Future

Iwill be tuning in
youwill be tuning in
he;she;itwill be tuning in
wewill be tuning in
youwill be tuning in
theywill be tuning in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tuning in
youwill have been tuning in
he;she;itwill have been tuning in
wewill have been tuning in
youwill have been tuning in
theywill have been tuning in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tuning in
youwould be tuning in
he;she;itwould be tuning in
wewould be tuning in
youwould be tuning in
theywould be tuning in

Perfect

Iwould have been tuning in
youwould have been tuning in
he;she;itwould have been tuning in
wewould have been tuning in
youwould have been tuning in
theywould have been tuning in

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)