tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune in sth
weLet's tune in sth
youtune in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)