tune – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tune

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtune up sth
weLet's tune up sth
youtune up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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