tirar Present Conjugation
tirar — to throw
The present of tirar is regular: tiro, tiras, tira, tiramos, tiráis, tiran.
tirar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use for current actions, habits, or general facts. In Spanish, 'tirar' is commonly used for throwing things away (discarding) or literal throwing.
Notes on tirar in the Present
Tirar is a standard -ar verb with no stem changes or irregularities in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre tiro los papeles al reciclaje.
I always throw the papers in the recycling.
yo
Mi perro tira de la correa cuando ve un gato.
My dog pulls (tugs/throws weight) on the leash when he sees a cat.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué tiras tus juguetes?
Why are you throwing your toys?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tiraos
Correct: tiramos
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the 'nosotros' ending with other sounds; -ar verbs always end in -amos.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tires
The negative imperative of tirar uses present subjunctive: no tires, no tire, no tiremos, no tiréis, no tiren.