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SPANISH VERB

tirar

to throw, to throw away

  • #247 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tirando
  • Past participle: tirado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I throw
  2. tú you throw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she throws
  4. nosotros we throw
  5. vosotros Spain you all throw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they throw

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I threw
  2. tú you threw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she threw
  4. nosotros we threw
  5. vosotros Spain you all threw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they threw

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to throw
  2. tú you used to throw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to throw
  4. nosotros we used to throw
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to throw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to throw

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will throw
  2. tú you will throw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will throw
  4. nosotros we will throw
  5. vosotros Spain you all will throw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will throw

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would throw
  2. tú you would throw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would throw
  4. nosotros we would throw
  5. vosotros Spain you all would throw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would throw

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I throw
  2. tú (that) you throw
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she throw
  4. nosotros (that) we throw
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all throw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they throw

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I threw
  2. tú (if) you threw
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she threw
  4. nosotros (if) we threw
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all threw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they threw

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú throw!
  2. usted throw! (formal)
  3. nosotros throw! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain throw! (all of you)
  5. ustedes throw! (all of you)

How to use tirar

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

  1. Present

    En casa nunca tiramos la comida.

    At home we never throw food away.

  2. Past

    Tiré los zapatos viejos, estaban rotos.

    I threw the old shoes away, they were worn out.

  3. Imperfect

    Los niños tiraban piedras al río desde el puente.

    The children were throwing stones into the river from the bridge.

  4. Future

    Mañana tiraré todos esos papeles del escritorio.

    Tomorrow I'll throw out all those papers from the desk.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no tiraría esa mesa, se puede arreglar.

    I wouldn't throw that table out, it can be fixed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que tiréis la basura antes de acostaros.

    I want you to take out the rubbish before bed.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi madre me pidió que tirara las revistas viejas.

    My mother asked me to throw out the old magazines.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tira de la puerta, que no se empuja!

    Pull the door, you don't push it!

Good to know

  • "Tirar" on a door is "pull", and "tirar de" is to pull on something. "Tirar algo" is to throw it away: tíralo a la basura.

Where you hear tirar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Nunca tiro nada. Todo es un recuerdo. I never throw anything away. Everything is a memory.
  • Tiré el paraguas roto. I threw away the broken umbrella.
  • Mañana voy a tirar las cajas vacías. Tomorrow I'm going to throw away the empty boxes.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • En esta casa no se tira el pan. In this house, we don't throw bread away.
  • Nos han dejado tirados en el aeropuerto. They've left us stranded at the airport.
  • Mañana voy a tirar esta silla vieja. Tomorrow I'm going to throw out this old chair.
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I'll Keep It

Intermediate Level 3 · Tíralo.

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Stranded

Advanced Level 2 · tirados

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It Left Me Cold

Advanced Level 3 · al suelo se han tirado siempre

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Coins, Godmother!

Advanced Level 3 · tira al aire, no a la cara · tíralas

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Verbs like this one

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