Tirar means to throw or to pull something. It is used in contexts involving discarding, launching, or pulling objects.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiro | Yo tiro la basura todos los días. I take out the trash every day. | |
| Tú | tiras | Tú tiras la pelota muy lejos. You throw the ball very far. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tira | Ella tira la cuerda con sus perros. She pulls the rope with her dogs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiramos | Nosotros tiramos las cartas en el juego. We deal the cards in the game. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tiráis | Vosotros tiráis la pelota en el parque. You all throw the ball in the park. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiran | Ellos tiran la basura en el contenedor. They throw the trash in the bin. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiré | Ayer tiré la basura. Yesterday I took out the trash. | |
| Tú | tiraste | Tú tiraste las papas viejas. You threw away the old potatoes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tiró | Él tiró la pelota muy lejos. He threw the ball very far. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiramos | Nosotros tiramos las cartas en el juego. We threw the cards in the game. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tirasteis | Vosotros tirasteis la basura anoche. You all took out the trash last night. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiraron | Ellos tiraron las cajas viejas. They threw away the old boxes. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiraba | Yo tiraba la basura todos los días. I used to take out the trash every day. | |
| Tú | tirabas | Tú tirabas piedras al río. You used to throw stones into the river. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tiraba | Ella tiraba la pelota en el parque. She used to throw the ball in the park. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tirábamos | Nosotros tirábamos de la cuerda en el juego. We used to pull the rope in the game. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tirabais | Vosotros tirabais las hojas en otoño. You all used to rake the leaves in autumn. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiraban | Ellos tiraban piedras en el río. They used to throw stones into the river. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tirando | Estoy tirando la basura ahora mismo. I am throwing out the trash right now. | |
| Tú | estás tirando | Estás tirando la pelota en el parque. You are throwing the ball in the park. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está tirando | Ella está tirando la cuerda. She is pulling the rope. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos tirando | Estamos tirando las cajas al camión. We are loading the boxes onto the truck. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis tirando | Vosotros estáis tirando la basura. You all are throwing out the trash. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están tirando | Ellos están tirando piedras al río. They are throwing stones into the river. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a tirar | Voy a tirar la basura ahora. I am going to throw away the trash now. | |
| Tú | vas a tirar | ¿Vas a tirar esa caja? Are you going to throw away that box? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a tirar | Ella va a tirar las cartas. She is going to throw away the cards. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a tirar | Vamos a tirar las plantas viejas. We are going to throw away the old plants. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a tirar | Vosotros vais a tirar la ropa vieja. You all are going to throw away the old clothes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a tirar | Ellos van a tirar los papeles. They are going to throw away the papers. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiraré | Mañana tiraré la basura. Tomorrow I will take out the trash. | |
| Tú | tirarás | Tú tirarás la pelota más lejos. You will throw the ball farther. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tirará | Ella tirará la piedra al río. She will throw the stone into the river. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiraremos | Nosotros tiraremos las cajas mañana. We will throw away the boxes tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tiraréis | Vosotros tiraréis las fotos después. You all will throw away the photos later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tirarán | Ellos tirarán la basura en la mañana. They will take out the trash in the morning. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiraría | Yo tiraría la basura si tuviera tiempo. I would throw away the trash if I had time. | |
| Tú | tirarías | Tú tirarías la pelota si la encontrases. You would throw the ball if you found it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tiraría | Ella tiraría la carta si no la necesitara. She would throw away the card if she didn't need it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiraríamos | Nosotros tiraríamos la comida si no estuviera buena. We would throw away the food if it wasn't good. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tiraríais | Vosotros tiraríais las cosas si no las usáis. You all would throw away things if you don't use them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tirarían | Ellos tirarían las plantas si no crecieran bien. They would throw away the plants if they didn't grow well. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tirado | He tirado la basura hoy. I have taken out the trash today. | |
| Tú | has tirado | ¿Has tirado ya la basura? Have you taken out the trash yet? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha tirado | Ella ha tirado las cartas. She has thrown away the cards. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos tirado | Hemos tirado las cajas viejas. We have thrown away the old boxes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis tirado | ¿Habéis tirado los papeles? Have you all thrown away the papers? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han tirado | Ellos han tirado la basura. They have taken out the trash. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tirado | Yo ya había tirado la basura. I had already thrown away the trash. | |
| Tú | habías tirado | Tú habías tirado las papas. You had thrown away the potatoes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había tirado | Ella había tirado el papel. She had thrown away the paper. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos tirado | Nosotros habíamos tirado la basura. We had thrown away the trash. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais tirado | Vosotros habíais tirado las botellas. You all had thrown away the bottles. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían tirado | Ellos habían tirado las cajas. They had thrown away the boxes. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tirado | Para entonces, habré tirado la basura. By then, I will have taken out the trash. | |
| Tú | habrás tirado | ¿Cuándo habrás tirado esa ropa? When will you have thrown away that clothes? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá tirado | Ella habrá tirado los papeles. She will have thrown away the papers. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos tirado | Nosotros habremos tirado las cajas. We will have thrown out the boxes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis tirado | Vosotros habréis tirado la basura ya. You all will have taken out the trash already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán tirado | Ellos habrán tirado las cosas viejas. They will have thrown away the old things. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tirado | Yo habría tirado la basura si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have thrown away the trash if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías tirado | Tú habrías tirado la caja si no la necesitabas. You would have thrown away the box if you didn't need it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría tirado | Ella habría tirado las papas si no le gustaban. She would have thrown away the potatoes if she didn't like them. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos tirado | Nosotros habríamos tirado las sillas si no las usábamos. We would have thrown away the chairs if we didn't use them. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais tirado | Vosotros habríais tirado la ropa vieja. You all would have thrown away the old clothes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían tirado | Ellos habrían tirado los papeles si no los necesitaban. They would have thrown away the papers if they didn't need them. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tire | Espero que tiremos la basura pronto. I hope we take out the trash soon. | |
| Tú | tieres | Es importante que tires la basura hoy. It's important that you take out the trash today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tire | Es bueno que tire la basura ahora. It's good that he/she/you (formal) takes out the trash now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiremos | Queremos que tiremos la basura juntos. We want us to take out the trash together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tiráis | Espero que tiréis la basura más tarde. I hope you all take out the trash later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiren | Es necesario que tiren la basura ahora. It's necessary that they/you all take out the trash now. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tirara | Quería que él tirara la basura. I wanted him to take out the trash. | |
| Tú | tiraras | Esperaba que tú tiraras la pelota. I hoped that you threw the ball. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tirara | Dudaba que ella tirara la basura. I doubted that she threw away the trash. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiráramos | Si pudiéramos, tiraríamos la basura. If we could, we would throw out the trash. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tirarais | Me gustaría que vosotros tirarais la basura. I would like you all to take out the trash. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiraran | No creía que ellos tiraran la basura. I didn't believe that they threw out the trash. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tirare | Si tuviera tiempo, tirare la basura. If I had time, I would throw away the trash. | |
| Tú | tirare | Tú tirare la pelota más lejos. You would throw the ball farther. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tirare | Él tirare la cuerda con fuerza. He would pull the rope hard. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiráremos | Nosotros tiráremos los papeles mañana. We will throw away the papers tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tirareis | Vosotros tirareis la basura después. You all will take out the trash later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiraren | Ellos tiraren las cartas al final. They will throw away the cards at the end. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tirado | Espero que haya tirado la basura. I hope I have taken out the trash. | |
| Tú | hayas tirado | ¿Crees que hayas tirado eso? Do you think you have thrown that away? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya tirado | Es posible que él haya tirado las llaves. It's possible that he has thrown away the keys. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos tirado | No creo que hayamos tirado nada importante. I don't think we have thrown away anything important. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis tirado | ¿Habéis tirado las cartas todavía? Have you all thrown away the cards yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan tirado | Es probable que hayan tirado la basura. They probably have taken out the trash. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tirado | Si hubiera tirado la basura, no habría problema. If I had thrown away the trash, there would be no problem. | |
| Tú | hubieras tirado | Si hubieras tirado la carta, no te habría visto. If you had thrown away the letter, I wouldn't have seen you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera tirado | Si ella hubiera tirado el papel, no habría ocurrido nada. If she had thrown away the paper, nothing would have happened. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos tirado | Si hubiéramos tirado la basura, estaríamos limpios. If we had thrown away the trash, we would be clean. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais tirado | Si vosotros hubierais tirado el envase, no habría problema. If you all had thrown away the container, there would be no problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran tirado | Si ellos hubieran tirado las botellas, el parque sería más limpio. If they had thrown away the bottles, the park would be cleaner. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tirado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere tirado la basura. When I arrive, I will have already taken out the trash. | |
| Tú | hubieres tirado | Para entonces, tú hubieres tirado la comida. By then, you will have thrown away the food. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere tirado | Es posible que él hubiere tirado las cajas. It's possible that he will have thrown away the boxes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos tirado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos tirado todo. Maybe we will have thrown everything away. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis tirado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis tirado la basura. By then, you all will have taken out the trash. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren tirado | Es probable que ellos hubieren tirado las cosas. It's likely that they will have thrown away the things. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tira | ¡Tira la basura, por favor! Throw away the trash, please! | |
| Tú | tira | Tira esa pelota ahora. Throw that ball now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tire | ¡Tire la cuerda con cuidado! Pull the rope carefully! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tiramos | Tiremos del cable lentamente. Let's pull the cable slowly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tirad | Tirad las cartas en la mesa. Lay down the cards on the table. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tiren | ¡Tiren las sillas al guardar! Put the chairs away! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no tires | No tires la basura allí. Don't throw the trash there. | |
| Tú | no tires | No tires la pelota aún. Don't throw the ball yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no tire | No tire esa botella, por favor. Don't throw that bottle, please. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no tiremos | No tiremos la comida todavía. Let's not throw the food yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no tiréis | No tiréis las papas en la calle. Don't throw the potatoes on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no tiren | No tiren las cartas en la basura. Don't throw the cards in the trash. |
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