tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune out sth
weLet's tune out sth
youtune out sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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