tear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tear off
Participle: torn off
Gerund: tearing off

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Itear off
youtear off
he;she;ittears off
wetear off
youtear off
theytear off

Perfect

Ihave torn off
youhave torn off
he;she;ithas torn off
wehave torn off
youhave torn off
theyhave torn off

Past

Itore off
youtore off
he;she;ittore off
wetore off
youtore off
theytore off

Pluperfect

Ihad torn off
youhad torn off
he;she;ithad torn off
wehad torn off
youhad torn off
theyhad torn off

Future

Iwill tear off
youwill tear off
he;she;itwill tear off
wewill tear off
youwill tear off
theywill tear off

Future Perfect

Iwill have torn off
youwill have torn off
he;she;itwill have torn off
wewill have torn off
youwill have torn off
theywill have torn off

Subjunctive

Present

Itear off
youtear off
he;she;ittear off
wetear off
youtear off
theytear off

Perfect

Ihave torn off
youhave torn off
he;she;ithave torn off
wehave torn off
youhave torn off
theyhave torn off

Imperfect

Itore off
youtore off
he;she;ittore off
wetore off
youtore off
theytore off

Pluperfect

Ihad torn off
youhad torn off
he;she;ithad torn off
wehad torn off
youhad torn off
theyhad torn off

Conditional

Present

Iwould tear off
youwould tear off
he;she;itwould tear off
wewould tear off
youwould tear off
theywould tear off

Perfect

Iwould have torn off
youwould have torn off
he;she;itwould have torn off
wewould have torn off
youwould have torn off
theywould have torn off

Imperative

youtear off
weLet's tear off
youtear off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tearing off
youare tearing off
he;she;itis tearing off
weare tearing off
youare tearing off
theyare tearing off

Perfect

Ihave been tearing off
youhave been tearing off
he;she;ithas been tearing off
wehave been tearing off
youhave been tearing off
theyhave been tearing off

Past

Iwas tearing off
youwere tearing off
he;she;itwas tearing off
wewere tearing off
youwere tearing off
theywere tearing off

Pluperfect

Ihad been tearing off
youhad been tearing off
he;she;ithad been tearing off
wehad been tearing off
youhad been tearing off
theyhad been tearing off

Future

Iwill be tearing off
youwill be tearing off
he;she;itwill be tearing off
wewill be tearing off
youwill be tearing off
theywill be tearing off

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tearing off
youwill have been tearing off
he;she;itwill have been tearing off
wewill have been tearing off
youwill have been tearing off
theywill have been tearing off

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tearing off
youwould be tearing off
he;she;itwould be tearing off
wewould be tearing off
youwould be tearing off
theywould be tearing off

Perfect

Iwould have been tearing off
youwould have been tearing off
he;she;itwould have been tearing off
wewould have been tearing off
youwould have been tearing off
theywould have been tearing off

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tear'

forswear, outwear, swear, tear, wear,

Verbs similar to 'tear'

bear, dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, lear, near, rear, sear,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take by force
exact, extort, wrench, wring
cut
split, lacerate, rip, sever, cleave, rend, shred

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).
2. Cognate with Scots tere, teir, tair (“to rend, lacerate, wound, rip, tear out”), Dutch teren (“to eliminate, efface, live, survive by consumption”), German zehren (“to consume, misuse”), German zerren (“to tug, rip, tear”), Danish tære (“to consume”), Swedish tära (“to fret, consume, deplete, use up”), Icelandic tæra (“to clear, corrode”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, “to skin”), Albanian ther (“to slay, skin, pierce”). Doublet of tire. See: Middle English 'teren', Old English 'teran', Proto-Germanic '*teraną', Dutch 'teren', German, old spelling 'zehren', German, old spelling 'zerren', Danish 'tære', Swedish 'tära', Icelandic 'tæra'.

Verbs referencing "tear"

Dutch teren, German, old spelling zerren, German, old spelling zehren, Sanskrit दृणाति, Swedish förtära.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] last night the life-boat had been crushed by one blow of the sea like a walnut-shell; and there it hung dangling in the air: a mere faggot of crazy boards. The planking of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and every bleeding tie and throbbing nerve, once more entwined with that little life, seemed to become sound and healthful, and Eliza was a happy woman up to the time that her husband was rudely torn from his kind employer, and brought under the iron sway of his legal owner. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • If it were _your_ Harry, mother, or your Willie, that were going to be torn from you by a brutal trader, tomorrow morning,—if you had seen the man, and heard that the papers were signed and delivered, and you had only from twelve o’clock till morning to make good your [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Don't natur herself kinder cry out on ’ em ? ” said Aunt Chloe. “ Don't dey tear der suckin ’ baby right off his mother's breast, and sell him, and der little children as is crying and holding on by her clothes,—don't dey pull ’ em off and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He laid down his paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself:—A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her face, yet none could help feeling its mournful and pathetic [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] straight forward, but she saw nothing. All the noise and hum of the boat, the groaning of the machinery, mingled dreamily to her bewildered ear; and the poor, dumb-stricken heart had neither cry not tear to show for its utter misery. She was quite calm. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and had joined me, over some broken rocks, deafened by the noise, half-blinded by the spray, and wet to the skin. We were at the foot of the American Fall. I could see an immense torrent of water tearing headlong down from some great height, but had no idea of shape, or situation, or anything but vague immensity. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ’ quoth North Carolina, ‘I have a great respect for the chair as an officer of the house, and a great respect for him personally; nothing but that respect prevents me from rushing to the table and tearing that petition which has just been presented for the abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, to pieces.’—‘I warn the abolitionists, ’ says South Carolina, ‘ignorant, infuriated barbarians [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ No. The foolish fellow tore the paper in two, and absolutely refused to leave me. I never had a braver, better fellow,—trusty and true as steel. He embraced Christianity afterwards, and became as gentle as a child. He used to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • if it's tearing us apart ? [ sighs ] I think I should work elsewhere. (23 000 Lives)