Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tunnel
Participle: tunneled; tunnelled
Gerund: tunneling; tunnelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tunnel |
| you | tunnel |
| he;she;it | tunnels |
| we | tunnel |
| you | tunnel |
| they | tunnel |
Perfect
| I | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | has tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | have tunneled; tunnelled |
Past
| I | tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | tunneled; tunnelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | had tunneled; tunnelled |
Future
| I | will tunnel |
| you | will tunnel |
| he;she;it | will tunnel |
| we | will tunnel |
| you | will tunnel |
| they | will tunnel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | will have tunneled; tunnelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tunnel |
| you | tunnel |
| he;she;it | tunnel |
| we | tunnel |
| you | tunnel |
| they | tunnel |
Perfect
| I | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | have tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | have tunneled; tunnelled |
Imperfect
| I | tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | tunneled; tunnelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | had tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | had tunneled; tunnelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tunnel |
| you | would tunnel |
| he;she;it | would tunnel |
| we | would tunnel |
| you | would tunnel |
| they | would tunnel |
Perfect
| I | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
| he;she;it | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
| we | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
| you | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
| they | would have tunneled; tunnelled |
Imperative
| you | tunnel |
| we | Let's tunnel |
| you | tunnel |
Verbs conjugated like 'tunnel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tunnel'
gunzel,
kennel,
pannel,
tinsel,
tune,
turney,
wunner,
angel,
anneal,
annex,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French tonnelle (“net”) or tonel (“cask”), diminutive of Old French tonne (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation. Related to Old English tunne (“tun; cask; barrel”). More at tun.
Sample Sentences
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The 1955 Act gave powers for compulsory acquisition of "easements", or permission to tunnel beneath dwelling houses instead of, as had previously been necessary, following approximately the course of surface roads. [1962 October, “London gets its Victoria tube”, in Modern Railways, page 258:]
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The 6.5km route is agreed from a junction with the relief lines of the Great Western main line to the west of Slough, the new link would tunnel under the M25 to reach Heathrow's Terminal 5 station, where space has been set aside to accommodate services from the west. [2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 74:]