Tirar conjugation
to throw, pull
Past participletirado
Gerundtirando
Future stemtirar-
Preterite (yo)tiré
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Tirar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo tiro |
| tú tiras |
| él/ella/usted tira |
| nosotros/as tiramos |
| vosotros/as tiráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tiran |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo tiré |
| tú tiraste |
| él/ella/usted tiró |
| nosotros/as tiramos |
| vosotros/as tirasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tiraron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo tiraba |
| tú tirabas |
| él/ella/usted tiraba |
| nosotros/as tirábamos |
| vosotros/as tirabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tiraban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a tirar |
| tú vas a tirar |
| él/ella/usted va a tirar |
| nosotros/as vamos a tirar |
| vosotros/as vais a tirar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a tirar |
Futuro simple future
| yo tiraré |
| tú tirarás |
| él/ella/usted tirará |
| nosotros/as tiraremos |
| vosotros/as tiraréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tirarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo tiraría |
| tú tirarías |
| él/ella/usted tiraría |
| nosotros/as tiraríamos |
| vosotros/as tiraríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tirarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he tirado |
| tú has tirado |
| él/ella/usted ha tirado |
| nosotros/as hemos tirado |
| vosotros/as habéis tirado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han tirado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy tirando |
| tú estás tirando |
| él/ella/usted está tirando |
| nosotros/as estamos tirando |
| vosotros/as estáis tirando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están tirando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) tira |
| (usted) tire |
| (vosotros/as) tirad |
| (ustedes) tiren |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había tirado |
| tú habías tirado |
| él/ella/usted había tirado |
| nosotros/as habíamos tirado |
| vosotros/as habíais tirado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían tirado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo tire |
| tú tires |
| él/ella/usted tire |
| nosotros/as tiremos |
| vosotros/as tiréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes tiren |
Quick questions about tirar
Is tirar regular or irregular?
Tirar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of tirar?
In the preterite, yo tiré and él/ella/usted tiró. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of tirar?
The past participle of tirar is tirado, as in yo he tirado.
What is the gerund of tirar?
The gerund (-ing form) of tirar is tirando, as in yo estoy tirando.
What is the future stem of tirar?
The future and conditional stem of tirar is tirar-: yo tiraré, yo tiraría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
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