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ITALIAN VERB

tirare

to pull, to throw

  • #127 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: tirato
  • Gerund: tirando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I pull
  2. tu you pull
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she pulls
  4. noi we pull
  5. voi you all pull
  6. loro they pull

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I pulled
  2. tu you pulled
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she pulled
  4. noi we pulled
  5. voi you all pulled
  6. loro they pulled

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to pull
  2. tu you used to pull
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to pull
  4. noi we used to pull
  5. voi you all used to pull
  6. loro they used to pull

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will pull
  2. tu you will pull
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will pull
  4. noi we will pull
  5. voi you all will pull
  6. loro they will pull

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would pull
  2. tu you would pull
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would pull
  4. noi we would pull
  5. voi you all would pull
  6. loro they would pull

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I pull
  2. tu (that) you pull
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she pull
  4. noi (that) we pull
  5. voi (that) you all pull
  6. loro (that) they pull

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu pull!
  2. Lei pull! (formal)
  3. noi pull! (let’s)
  4. voi pull! (all of you)

How to use tirare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tiro la porta, ma non si apre.

    I'm pulling the door, but it won't open.

  2. Past

    Chi ha tirato la palla in giardino?

    Who threw the ball into the garden?

  3. Imperfect

    Il bambino tirava la mamma per la manica.

    The child was pulling his mum by the sleeve.

  4. Future

    Domani tirerà vento tutto il giorno.

    Tomorrow it'll be windy all day.

  5. Conditional

    Tirerei fuori la giacca pesante, fa freddo.

    I'd get the heavy jacket out, it's cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tiri i capelli a tua sorella.

    I don't want you pulling your sister's hair.

  7. Imperative

    Tira la porta, non spingere!

    Pull the door, don't push!

Good to know

  • Tirare fuori is to take out; tira vento is "it's windy".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.