unstring
unstrings
unstringing
unstrung
Unstring means to remove strings from, or to unnerve. Irregular: unstring-unstrung-unstrung.
Meanings
- To remove strings
- To loosen strings
- To unnerve (figurative)
Common Collocations
unstring a bow
unstring a guitar
unstrung nerves
become unstrung
Tip for Learners
Literal: "unstring the bow" = remove bowstring. Figurative: unstrung = very nervous, distraught. "Her nerves were unstrung." Follows pattern of "string".
Present Simple
| I | unstring |
| you | unstring |
| he/she/it | unstrings |
| we | unstring |
| they | unstring |
Examples - Present Simple
- I unstring my guitar.
- You unstring the bow.
- She unstrings the beads.
- We unstring the lights.
- They unstring the racquet.
Present Continuous
| I | am unstringing |
| you | are unstringing |
| he/she/it | is unstringing |
| we | are unstringing |
| they | are unstringing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am unstringing my guitar.
- You are unstringing the bow.
- She is unstringing the beads.
- We are unstringing the lights.
- They are unstringing the racquet.
Present Perfect
| I | have unstrung |
| you | have unstrung |
| he/she/it | has unstrung |
| we | have unstrung |
| they | have unstrung |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have unstrung my guitar.
- You have unstrung the bow.
- She has unstrung the beads.
- We have unstrung the lights.
- They have unstrung the racquet.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been unstringing |
| you | have been unstringing |
| he/she/it | has been unstringing |
| we | have been unstringing |
| they | have been unstringing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been unstringing guitars.
- You have been unstringing bows.
- She has been unstringing beads.
- We have been unstringing lights.
- They have been unstringing racquets.
Past Simple
| I | unstrung |
| you | unstrung |
| he/she/it | unstrung |
| we | unstrung |
| they | unstrung |
Examples - Past Simple
- I unstrung my guitar.
- You unstrung the bow.
- She unstrung the beads.
- We unstrung the lights.
- They unstrung the racquet.
Past Continuous
| I | was unstringing |
| you | were unstringing |
| he/she/it | was unstringing |
| we | were unstringing |
| they | were unstringing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was unstringing my guitar.
- You were unstringing the bow.
- She was unstringing the beads.
- We were unstringing the lights.
- They were unstringing the racquet.
Past Perfect
| I | had unstrung |
| you | had unstrung |
| he/she/it | had unstrung |
| we | had unstrung |
| they | had unstrung |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had unstrung my guitar.
- You had unstrung the bow.
- She had unstrung the beads.
- We had unstrung the lights.
- They had unstrung the racquet.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been unstringing |
| you | had been unstringing |
| he/she/it | had been unstringing |
| we | had been unstringing |
| they | had been unstringing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been unstringing guitars.
- You had been unstringing bows.
- He had been unstringing beads.
- We had been unstringing lights.
- They had been unstringing racquets.
Future Simple
| I | will unstring |
| you | will unstring |
| he/she/it | will unstring |
| we | will unstring |
| they | will unstring |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will unstring my guitar.
- You will unstring the bow.
- She will unstring the beads.
- We will unstring the lights.
- They will unstring the racquet.
Future Continuous
| I | will be unstringing |
| you | will be unstringing |
| he/she/it | will be unstringing |
| we | will be unstringing |
| they | will be unstringing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be unstringing guitars.
- You will be unstringing bows.
- He will be unstringing beads.
- We will be unstringing lights.
- They will be unstringing racquets.
Future Perfect
| I | will have unstrung |
| you | will have unstrung |
| he/she/it | will have unstrung |
| we | will have unstrung |
| they | will have unstrung |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have unstrung my guitar.
- You will have unstrung the bow.
- She will have unstrung the beads.
- We will have unstrung the lights.
- They will have unstrung the racquet.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been unstringing |
| you | will have been unstringing |
| he/she/it | will have been unstringing |
| we | will have been unstringing |
| they | will have been unstringing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been unstringing guitars.
- You will have been unstringing bows.
- He will have been unstringing beads.
- We will have been unstringing lights.
- They will have been unstringing racquets.