tear

Inglés

tear
Received Pronunciation (AFI)	/tɛə/
EE. UU. (AFI)	/tɛɚ/ ⓘ
Nueva Zelanda (AFI)	/teə/
homófonos	tare, tear[1], tier, tear

Etimología 1

Del inglés medio teren ('rasgar'), lacerar. Del inglés antiguo teran ('rasgar'). Del protogermánico teraną ('rasgar'). Del protoindoeuropeo *der- ('rasgar').

Verbo

1

Rasgar.

Sustantivo

tear ¦ plural: tears

2

Un agujero o rotura causada rasgando.

• Ejemplo: A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam

3

Alboroto.

• Uso: coloquial
• Ejemplo: to go on a tear

Conjugación

Conjugación de tear (tore, torn)  (irregular) [▲▼]

Formas no personales (verboides)
Infinitivo	tear
Gerundio	tearing
Participio	torn
Formas personales
Modo indicativo
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I tear	you tear, tearest†	he, she, it tears, teareth†	we, you, they tear
Pretérito	I tore	you tore	he, she, it tore	we, you, they tore
Pretérito compuesto	I have torn	you have torn	he, she, it has torn	we, you, they have torn
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto	I had torn	you had torn	he, she, it had torn	we, you, they had torn
Futuro	I will tear	you will tear	he, she, it will tear	we, you, they will tear
Futuro compuesto	I will have torn	you will have torn	he, she, it will have torn	we, you, they will have torn
Modo condicional
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Condicional simple	I would tear	you would tear	he, she, it would tear	we, you, they would tear
Condicional compuesto	I would have torn	you would have torn	he, she, it would have torn	we, you, they would have torn
Modo subjuntivo
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I tear	you tear	he, she, it tear	we, you, they tear
Pretérito	I tore	you tore	he, she, it tore	we, you, they tore
Modo imperativo
	―	(you)	―	(we)
Presente	―	tear	―	let's tear
Leyenda: † arcaico, x no normativo, ■ cambio ortográfico, ■ irregularidad

Locuciones

• on a tear
• wear and tear

Etimología 2

Del inglés medio teer ('lágrima'). Del inglés antiguo tēar. Del protogermánico *tahrą ('lágrima'). Del protoindoeuropeo *dáḱru- ('lágrimas').

Sustantivo

tear ¦ plural: tears

1

Lágrima.

Verbo

2

Producir lágrimas.

• Ejemplo: Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind

Conjugación

Conjugación de tear (teared, teared)  (regular) [▲▼]

Formas no personales (verboides)
Infinitivo	tear
Gerundio	tearing
Participio	teared
Formas personales
Modo indicativo
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I tear	you tear, tearest†	he, she, it tears, teareth†	we, you, they tear
Pretérito	I teared	you teared, tearedst†	he, she, it teared	we, you, they teared
Pretérito compuesto	I have teared	you have teared	he, she, it has teared	we, you, they have teared
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto	I had teared	you had teared	he, she, it had teared	we, you, they had teared
Futuro	I will tear	you will tear	he, she, it will tear	we, you, they will tear
Futuro compuesto	I will have teared	you will have teared	he, she, it will have teared	we, you, they will have teared
Modo condicional
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Condicional simple	I would tear	you would tear	he, she, it would tear	we, you, they would tear
Condicional compuesto	I would have teared	you would have teared	he, she, it would have teared	we, you, they would have teared
Modo subjuntivo
	I	you	he, she, it	we, you, they
Presente	I tear	you tear	he, she, it tear	we, you, they tear
Pretérito	I teared	you teared	he, she, it teared	we, you, they teared
Modo imperativo
	―	(you)	―	(we)
Presente	―	tear	―	let's tear
Leyenda: † arcaico, x no normativo, ■ cambio ortográfico, ■ irregularidad