tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune out
weLet's tune out
youtune out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)