to throw; to pull
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siempre tiro la basura en el tanque.
I always throw the trash in the bin.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El niño tiró la pelota.
The boy threw the ball.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños tiraban piedras al mar.
The kids used to throw stones into the sea.
Futuro · What will happen
Tiraré estas revistas viejas.
I'll throw out these old magazines.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no tiraría eso.
I wouldn't throw that away.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has tirado la leche?
Have you thrown out the milk?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había tirado las cartas.
She had already thrown away the letters.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo no lo habría tirado.
I wouldn't have thrown it away.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que tires esa foto.
I don't want you to throw out that photo.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que no tirara nada.
I asked him not to throw anything away.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Rarely used with this verb.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que hayas tirado todo eso.
I can't believe you threw all that away.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no lo hubiera tirado, todavía lo tendría.
If I hadn't thrown it away, I would still have it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Tira la pelota.
Throw the ball.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No tires basura en la calle.
Don't throw trash in the street.