tirar Preterite Conjugation
tirar — to throw
The preterite of tirar is regular: tiré, tiraste, tiró, tiramos, tirasteis, tiraron.
tirar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of throwing at a specific point in time, such as throwing something away yesterday or throwing a ball once.
Notes on tirar in the Preterite
Tirar is regular. Note that 'tiramos' is the same in both the present and the preterite; context will tell you if it's 'we throw' or 'we threw'.
Example Sentences
Tiré las llaves sobre la mesa.
I threw the keys on the table.
yo
¿Tiraste la comida que sobró?
Did you throw away the leftover food?
tú
El jugador tiró el balón fuera.
The player threw the ball out.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tiro
Correct: tiró
Why: Without the accent, 'tiro' means 'I throw' (present). 'Tiró' means 'he/she threw' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiro
The present of tirar is regular: tiro, tiras, tira, tiramos, tiráis, tiran.
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.