tirar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
tirar — to throw
The affirmative imperative of tirar is: tira, tire, tiremos, tirad, tiren.
tirar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to throw something, like 'Throw the ball!' or 'Discard that!'.
Notes on tirar in the Affirmative Imperative
Tirar is regular. The 'tú' command is 'tira' (same as present indicative third person), and the 'vosotros' command ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Tira la pelota!
Throw the ball!
tú
Tire usted la basura en el contenedor verde.
Throw the trash in the green bin (formal).
usted
Tirad los papeles viejos hoy.
Throw away the old papers today (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tira
Correct: tire
Why: Using 'tira' for a formal 'usted' command is incorrect; you must use 'tire'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiro
The present of tirar is regular: tiro, tiras, tira, tiramos, tiráis, tiran.
Preterite
yo: tiré
The preterite of tirar is regular: tiré, tiraste, tiró, tiramos, tirasteis, tiraron.
Imperfect
yo: tiraba
The imperfect of tirar is regular: tiraba, tirabas, tiraba, tirábamos, tirabais, tiraban.
Future
yo: tiraré
The future of tirar is regular: tiraré, tirarás, tirará, tiraremos, tiraréis, tirarán.
Conditional
yo: tiraría
The conditional of tirar is regular: tiraría, tirarías, tiraría, tiraríamos, tiraríais, tirarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tire
The present subjunctive of tirar is regular: tire, tires, tire, tiremos, tiréis, tiren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tirara
The imperfect subjunctive of tirar is regular: tirara, tiraras, tirara, tiráramos, tirarais, tiraran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tires
The negative imperative of tirar uses present subjunctive: no tires, no tire, no tiremos, no tiréis, no tiren.