Tune – English Verbs Conjugation

tune tunes tuning tuned

Tune means to adjust a musical instrument, or to adjust for better performance. Regular verb: tune-tuned-tuned.

Meanings

To adjust for correct pitch
To adjust for optimal performance
To adjust a radio frequency

Common Collocations

tune in tune out tune up fine-tune stay tuned

Tip for Learners

Tune in means to watch/listen. Tune out means to stop paying attention. Fine-tune means to adjust precisely.

Present Simple

I	tune
you	tune
he/she/it	tunes
we	tune
they	tune

Examples - Present Simple

I tune my guitar.
You tune the radio.
She tunes the piano.
We tune the engine.
They tune the instruments.

Present Continuous

I	am tuning
you	are tuning
he/she/it	is tuning
we	are tuning
they	are tuning

Examples - Present Continuous

I am tuning my guitar.
You are tuning the radio.
She is tuning the piano.
We are tuning the engine.
They are tuning the instruments.

Present Perfect

I	have tuned
you	have tuned
he/she/it	has tuned
we	have tuned
they	have tuned

Examples - Present Perfect

I have tuned my guitar.
You have tuned the radio.
She has tuned the piano.
We have tuned the engine.
They have tuned the instruments.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been tuning
you	have been tuning
he/she/it	has been tuning
we	have been tuning
they	have been tuning

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been tuning my guitar.
You have been tuning the radio.
She has been tuning the piano.
We have been tuning engines.
They have been tuning instruments.

Past Simple

I	tuned
you	tuned
he/she/it	tuned
we	tuned
they	tuned

Examples - Past Simple

I tuned my guitar.
You tuned the radio.
She tuned the piano.
We tuned the engine.
They tuned the instruments.

Past Continuous

I	was tuning
you	were tuning
he/she/it	was tuning
we	were tuning
they	were tuning

Examples - Past Continuous

I was tuning my guitar.
You were tuning the radio.
She was tuning the piano.
We were tuning the engine.
They were tuning the instruments.

Past Perfect

I	had tuned
you	had tuned
he/she/it	had tuned
we	had tuned
they	had tuned

Examples - Past Perfect

I had tuned my guitar.
You had tuned the radio.
She had tuned the piano.
We had tuned the engine.
They had tuned the instruments.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been tuning
you	had been tuning
he/she/it	had been tuning
we	had been tuning
they	had been tuning

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been tuning my guitar.
You had been tuning the radio.
He had been tuning the piano.
We had been tuning engines.
They had been tuning instruments.

Future Simple

I	will tune
you	will tune
he/she/it	will tune
we	will tune
they	will tune

Examples - Future Simple

I will tune my guitar.
You will tune the radio.
She will tune the piano.
We will tune the engine.
They will tune the instruments.

Future Continuous

I	will be tuning
you	will be tuning
he/she/it	will be tuning
we	will be tuning
they	will be tuning

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be tuning my guitar.
You will be tuning the radio.
He will be tuning the piano.
We will be tuning engines.
They will be tuning instruments.

Future Perfect

I	will have tuned
you	will have tuned
he/she/it	will have tuned
we	will have tuned
they	will have tuned

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have tuned my guitar.
You will have tuned the radio.
She will have tuned the piano.
We will have tuned the engine.
They will have tuned the instruments.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been tuning
you	will have been tuning
he/she/it	will have been tuning
we	will have been tuning
they	will have been tuning

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been tuning my guitar.
You will have been tuning the radio.
He will have been tuning the piano.
We will have been tuning engines.
They will have been tuning instruments.