tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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