tear – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tear sb apart
Participle: torn sb apart
Gerund: tearing sb apart

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	tear sb apart
you	tear sb apart
he;she;it	tears sb apart
we	tear sb apart
you	tear sb apart
they	tear sb apart

Perfect

I	have torn sb apart
you	have torn sb apart
he;she;it	has torn sb apart
we	have torn sb apart
you	have torn sb apart
they	have torn sb apart

Past

I	tore sb apart
you	tore sb apart
he;she;it	tore sb apart
we	tore sb apart
you	tore sb apart
they	tore sb apart

Pluperfect

I	had torn sb apart
you	had torn sb apart
he;she;it	had torn sb apart
we	had torn sb apart
you	had torn sb apart
they	had torn sb apart

Future

I	will tear sb apart
you	will tear sb apart
he;she;it	will tear sb apart
we	will tear sb apart
you	will tear sb apart
they	will tear sb apart

Future Perfect

I	will have torn sb apart
you	will have torn sb apart
he;she;it	will have torn sb apart
we	will have torn sb apart
you	will have torn sb apart
they	will have torn sb apart

Subjunctive

Present

I	tear sb apart
you	tear sb apart
he;she;it	tear sb apart
we	tear sb apart
you	tear sb apart
they	tear sb apart

Perfect

I	have torn sb apart
you	have torn sb apart
he;she;it	have torn sb apart
we	have torn sb apart
you	have torn sb apart
they	have torn sb apart

Imperfect

I	tore sb apart
you	tore sb apart
he;she;it	tore sb apart
we	tore sb apart
you	tore sb apart
they	tore sb apart

Pluperfect

I	had torn sb apart
you	had torn sb apart
he;she;it	had torn sb apart
we	had torn sb apart
you	had torn sb apart
they	had torn sb apart

Conditional

Present

I	would tear sb apart
you	would tear sb apart
he;she;it	would tear sb apart
we	would tear sb apart
you	would tear sb apart
they	would tear sb apart

Perfect

I	would have torn sb apart
you	would have torn sb apart
he;she;it	would have torn sb apart
we	would have torn sb apart
you	would have torn sb apart
they	would have torn sb apart

Imperative

you	tear sb apart
we	Let's tear sb apart
you	tear sb apart

Indicative

Present

I	am tearing sb apart
you	are tearing sb apart
he;she;it	is tearing sb apart
we	are tearing sb apart
you	are tearing sb apart
they	are tearing sb apart

Perfect

I	have been tearing sb apart
you	have been tearing sb apart
he;she;it	has been tearing sb apart
we	have been tearing sb apart
you	have been tearing sb apart
they	have been tearing sb apart

Past

I	was tearing sb apart
you	were tearing sb apart
he;she;it	was tearing sb apart
we	were tearing sb apart
you	were tearing sb apart
they	were tearing sb apart

Pluperfect

I	had been tearing sb apart
you	had been tearing sb apart
he;she;it	had been tearing sb apart
we	had been tearing sb apart
you	had been tearing sb apart
they	had been tearing sb apart

Future

I	will be tearing sb apart
you	will be tearing sb apart
he;she;it	will be tearing sb apart
we	will be tearing sb apart
you	will be tearing sb apart
they	will be tearing sb apart

Future Perfect

I	will have been tearing sb apart
you	will have been tearing sb apart
he;she;it	will have been tearing sb apart
we	will have been tearing sb apart
you	will have been tearing sb apart
they	will have been tearing sb apart

Conditional

Present

I	would be tearing sb apart
you	would be tearing sb apart
he;she;it	would be tearing sb apart
we	would be tearing sb apart
you	would be tearing sb apart
they	would be tearing sb apart

Perfect

I	would have been tearing sb apart
you	would have been tearing sb apart
he;she;it	would have been tearing sb apart
we	would have been tearing sb apart
you	would have been tearing sb apart
they	would have been tearing sb apart

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

Phrasal Verbs

~ apart something, ~ something apart, ~ somebody apart, ~ at something, ~ somebody away, ~ away something, ~ something away, ~ down something, ~ something down, ~ into somebody, ~ into something, ~ off something, ~ something off, ~ off, ~ up something, ~ something up,

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)

tear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tear

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tear'

Verbs similar to 'tear'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "tear"

Sample Sentences