tirar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
tirar — to throw
The imperfect subjunctive of tirar is regular: tirara, tiraras, tirara, tiráramos, tirarais, tiraran.
tirar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after verbs of emotion/request in the past. It often follows 'Si...' (If...).
Notes on tirar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Tirar follows the standard pattern: take the 3rd person plural preterite (tiraron), remove the -on, and add the endings.
Example Sentences
Si tiraras la pelota más fuerte, llegaría más lejos.
If you threw the ball harder, it would go further.
tú
Me gustaría que tiraras esto a la papelera.
I would like you to throw this in the wastebasket.
tú
Si nosotros tiráramos la basura ahora, terminaríamos antes.
If we threw the trash out now, we would finish sooner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tiraramos
Correct: tiráramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always needs an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tira
The affirmative imperative of tirar is: tira, tire, tiremos, tirad, tiren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tires
The negative imperative of tirar uses present subjunctive: no tires, no tire, no tiremos, no tiréis, no tiren.