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SPANISH VERB

tirarse

to throw oneself, to jump in, to flop down

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tirándose
  • Past participle: tirado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tirarse

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

  1. Present

    Los niños se tiran a la alberca sin miedo.

    The kids jump into the pool without fear.

  2. Past

    Llegué cansado y me tiré en el sillón.

    I got home tired and flopped on the couch.

  3. Imperfect

    De jóvenes nos tirábamos al río desde el puente.

    When we were young we jumped into the river from the bridge.

  4. Future

    Después del trabajo me tiraré a dormir una hora.

    After work I'll throw myself down for an hour's sleep.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me tiraría al mar ahorita mismo.

    I'd jump into the sea right this minute.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No dejes que el perro se tire en la cama.

    Don't let the dog flop on the bed.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije que no se tirara al agua fría.

    I told him not to jump into the cold water.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tírate ya, el agua está riquísima!

    Jump in already, the water's great!

Where you hear tirarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Me tiro en el sillón después de trabajar. I flop down on the sofa after work.
  • Me tiré al agua en la alberca. I jumped into the water in the pool.
  • Me voy a tirar en el sillón un rato. I'm going to flop down on the sofa for a while.
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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · se tiraría

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