| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /tɛə*/ |
| Hyphenation | tear |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑑𐑺 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) tear | (I) teared |
| (thou) tearest | (thou) tearedst |
| (he) tears, teareth | (he) teared |
| (we) tear | (we) teared |
| (you) tear | (you) teared |
| (they) tear | (they) teared |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) tear | (I) teared |
| (thou) tear | (thou) teared |
| (he) tear | (he) teared |
| (we) tear | (we) teared |
| (you) tear | (you) teared |
| (they) tear | (they) teared |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| tearing | teared |
| Dutch | scheuren; uitscheuren |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | ŝiriĝi |
| German | reißen |
| Portuguese | rasgar‐se |
| Scots | teir |
| Sranan | priti |
| West Frisian | skuorre |