dance to a different tune
dance to a different tune · dances to a different tune · danced to a different tune · dancing to a different tune
To behave differentlyTo behave differently; to march to the beat of a different drummer.
» Tom played several square dance tunes on his fiddle for us.
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2 sensesTo behave differently; to march to the beat of a different drummer.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, different, tune.
Examples
5 sentencesForms
dances to a different tune, dancing to a different tune, danced to a different tune, danced to a different tune| Base form | dance to a different tune · to dance to a different tune |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dances to a different tune |
| Present participle | dancing to a different tune |
| Past simple | danced to a different tune |
| Past participle | danced to a different tune |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | dance to a different tune |
| he, she, it | dances to a different tune |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | danced to a different tune |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have danced to a different tune |
| he, she, it | has danced to a different tune |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will dance to a different tune |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.