tirar Negative Imperative Conjugation
tirar — to throw
The negative imperative of tirar uses present subjunctive: no tires, no tire, no tiremos, no tiréis, no tiren.
tirar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to throw or discard something.
Notes on tirar in the Negative Imperative
Tirar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' endings from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No tires basura en el suelo.
Don't throw trash on the ground.
tú
No tiren esas cajas todavía.
Don't throw those boxes away yet.
ustedes
No tiremos el dinero en cosas inútiles.
Let's not throw away (waste) money on useless things.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no tira
Correct: no tires
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tira
The affirmative imperative of tirar is: tira, tire, tiremos, tirad, tiren.