Tirar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Tirar in Spanish

Tirar commonly means “to throw” or “to discard.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and how the same forms work in common patterns for throwing, discarding, pulling, and directing something.

Tirar conjugation at a glance

Tirar means “to throw / to discard.” Verb type: Regular AR. The key linguistic pattern is explained below so the project label does not hide how the verb actually behaves.

• tirar — to throw / to discard
• tirando — throwing / discarding
• tirado — thrown / discarded

Tirar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — the perfect auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle does not change for gender or number.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	tirar	to throw / to discard
Gerund	tirando	throwing / discarding
Past participle	tirado	thrown / discarded
Compound infinitive	haber tirado	to have thrown / discarded
Compound gerund	habiendo tirado	having thrown / discarded

Tirar meaning and essential uses

The primary meaning here is “to throw / to discard.” These examples show the central uses needed to interpret the conjugated forms in this lesson.

• Tiro el papel a la basura. — I throw the paper in the trash.
• Ella tiró la pelota por encima de la pared. — She threw the ball over the wall.
• Tira de la puerta para abrirla. — Pull the door to open it.

Tirar conjugation pattern

Tirar is a fully regular -AR verb. Remove -ar to get the stem tir- and add the standard endings. Its gerund tirando — throwing and participle tirado — thrown are regular, with no stem or spelling alternation in the core paradigm.

Tirar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Tirar present tense conjugation

Use the present indicative for current situations, routines, repeated actions, and general facts involving this verb. The Spanish label is el presente de indicativo — present indicative.

Use the regular tir- stem with the standard -AR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tiro	I throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tiras	you throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tira	he / she throws / discards; you throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiramos	we throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tiráis	you (plural, informal) throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiran	they / you (plural) throw / discard

• Tiro el papel en el contenedor. — I throw the paper in the bin.

Tirar preterite conjugation

Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events, viewed as finished rather than background or habit. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite.

Use the standard preterite endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tiré	I threw / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	tiraste	you threw / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tiró	he / she threw / discarded; you threw / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiramos	we threw / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tirasteis	you (plural, informal) threw / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiraron	they / you (plural) threw / discarded

• Ayer tiré los documentos duplicados. — Yesterday I threw away the duplicate documents.

Tirar imperfect conjugation

Use the imperfect for habitual, repeated, descriptive, or ongoing past situations without a completed boundary. The Spanish label is el pretérito imperfecto — imperfect.

Use the standard imperfect endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tiraba	I used to throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tirabas	you used to throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tiraba	he / she used to throw / discard; you used to throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tirábamos	we used to throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tirabais	you (plural, informal) used to throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiraban	they / you (plural) used to throw / discard

• De niño, tiraba piedras al agua. — As a child, I used to throw stones into the water.

Tirar present progressive

Use the present progressive for an action in progress around the present moment. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish label is la perífrasis estar + gerundio — present progressive periphrasis.

Build the present progressive with estar — to be as an auxiliary — plus tirando — throwing / discarding.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy tirando	I am throwing / discarding
Tú — you, singular informal	estás tirando	you are throwing / discarding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está tirando	he / she is throwing / discarding; you are throwing / discarding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos tirando	we are throwing / discarding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis tirando	you (plural, informal) are throwing / discarding
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están tirando	they / you (plural) are throwing / discarding

• Estoy tirando las cajas vacías. — I am throwing away the empty boxes.

Tirar near future conjugation

Use the near future for plans or events viewed as approaching or already intended. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish label is la perífrasis ir a + infinitivo — near-future periphrasis.

Build the near future with ir a — to be going to — plus tirar — to throw / to discard.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a tirar	I am going to throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a tirar	you are going to throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a tirar	he / she is going to throw / discard; you are going to throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a tirar	we are going to throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a tirar	you (plural, informal) are going to throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a tirar	they / you (plural) are going to throw / discard

• Voy a tirar estos papeles viejos. — I am going to throw away these old papers.

Tirar future tense conjugation

Use the simple future for future events and, where context supports it, probability or conjecture. The Spanish label is el futuro simple — simple future.

Add the future endings directly to tirar — to throw / to discard.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tiraré	I will throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tirarás	you will throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tirará	he / she will throw / discard; you will throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiraremos	we will throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tiraréis	you (plural, informal) will throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tirarán	they / you (plural) will throw / discard

• Tiraremos los residuos al terminar. — We will throw away the waste when we finish.

Tirar conditional conjugation

Use the conditional for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or future-in-the-past meanings. The Spanish label is el condicional simple — conditional.

Add the conditional endings directly to tirar — to throw / to discard.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tiraría	I would throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tirarías	you would throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tiraría	he / she would throw / discard; you would throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiraríamos	we would throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tiraríais	you (plural, informal) would throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tirarían	they / you (plural) would throw / discard

• Tiraría esa caja si estuviera vacía. — I would throw away that box if it were empty.

Tirar present perfect conjugation

Use the present perfect for past actions connected to the present. Its distribution varies across Spanish-speaking regions. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect.

Combine the present forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he tirado	I have thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	has tirado	you have thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha tirado	he / she has thrown / discarded; you have thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos tirado	we have thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis tirado	you (plural, informal) have thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han tirado	they / you (plural) have thrown / discarded

• Ya hemos tirado todo lo que no sirve. — We have already thrown away everything that is useless.

Tirar past perfect conjugation

Use the past perfect for an action completed before another past reference point. The Spanish label is el pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect / pluperfect.

Combine the imperfect forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había tirado	I had thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	habías tirado	you had thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había tirado	he / she had thrown / discarded; you had thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos tirado	we had thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais tirado	you (plural, informal) had thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían tirado	they / you (plural) had thrown / discarded

• Habían tirado los papeles antes de encontrarlos. — They had thrown away the papers before we found them.

Tirar future perfect conjugation

Use the future perfect for an action expected to be completed before a future reference point. The Spanish label is el futuro compuesto — future perfect.

Combine the future forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré tirado	I will have thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás tirado	you will have thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá tirado	he / she will have thrown / discarded; you will have thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos tirado	we will have thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis tirado	you (plural, informal) will have thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán tirado	they / you (plural) will have thrown / discarded

• Para mañana, habremos tirado todos los residuos. — By tomorrow, we will have thrown away all the waste.

Tirar conditional perfect conjugation

Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an outcome that would have occurred under different circumstances. The Spanish label is el condicional compuesto — conditional perfect.

Combine the conditional forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría tirado	I would have thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías tirado	you would have thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría tirado	he / she would have thrown / discarded; you would have thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos tirado	we would have thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais tirado	you (plural, informal) would have thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían tirado	they / you (plural) would have thrown / discarded

• Habría tirado la caja si hubiera estado vacía. — I would have thrown away the box if it had been empty.

Tirar subjunctive conjugations

Tirar present subjunctive conjugation

Use the present subjunctive in subordinate clauses triggered by wishes, influence, emotion, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, or similar environments. The Spanish label is el presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive.

Use the regular present subjunctive endings for a standard -AR verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tire	that I throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tires	that you throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tire	that he / she throw / discard; that you throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiremos	that we throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tiréis	that you (plural, informal) throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiren	that they / you (plural) throw / discard

• Quiero que tires la pelota hacia mí. — I want you to throw the ball toward me.

Tirar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts, including reported wishes, requests, evaluations, and conditions. The Spanish label is el imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive.

The main table uses the accepted -ra series, built from the third-person plural preterite stem. The accepted -se series is shown after the main examples.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tirara	that I threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
Tú — you, singular informal	tiraras	that you threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tirara	that he / she threw / discarded / were to throw / discard; that you threw / discarded / were to throw / discard (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiráramos	that we threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tirarais	that you (plural, informal) threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiraran	that they / you (plural) threw / discarded / were to throw / discard

• Pidieron que tiráramos las copias antiguas. — They asked us to throw away the old copies.

The accepted -se series is also standard in many contexts; it should not be substituted mechanically where a construction has a documented preference or restriction.

• tirase — that I threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
• tirases — that you threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
• tirase — that he / she / you (formal) threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
• tirásemos — that we threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
• tiraseis — that you (plural, informal) threw / discarded / were to throw / discard
• tirasen — that they / you (plural) threw / discarded / were to throw / discard

Tirar future subjunctive conjugation

Use the future subjunctive only as a reference form for rare modern uses, especially formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical language. The Spanish label is el futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

This reference paradigm comes from the same past-stem family used by the imperfect subjunctive. It is rare in modern everyday Spanish and survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tirare	that I should throw / discard (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	tirares	that you should throw / discard (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tirare	that he / she should throw / discard (rare/formal); that you should throw / discard (formal; rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tiráremos	that we should throw / discard (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tirareis	that you (plural, informal) should throw / discard (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tiraren	that they / you (plural) should throw / discard (rare/formal)

• Si alguien tirare residuos aquí, será sancionado. — If anyone should discard waste here, they will be penalized.

Tirar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. The Spanish label is el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo — present perfect subjunctive.

Combine the present subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya tirado	that I have thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas tirado	that you have thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya tirado	that he / she has thrown / discarded; that you have thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos tirado	that we have thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis tirado	that you (plural, informal) have thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan tirado	that they / you (plural) have thrown / discarded

• Me alegra que hayas tirado la basura. — I am glad that you have taken out the trash.

Tirar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the past perfect subjunctive for an action completed before another past or hypothetical reference point in a subjunctive context. The Spanish label is el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive.

Combine the -ra imperfect subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. The hubiese series is also accepted and is shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera tirado	that I had thrown / discarded
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras tirado	that you had thrown / discarded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera tirado	that he / she had thrown / discarded; that you had thrown / discarded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos tirado	that we had thrown / discarded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais tirado	that you (plural, informal) had thrown / discarded
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran tirado	that they / you (plural) had thrown / discarded

• Ojalá no hubiéramos tirado ese documento. — I wish we had not thrown away that document.

The hubiese series is an accepted alternative in many contexts.

• hubiese tirado — that I had thrown / discarded
• hubieses tirado — that you had thrown / discarded
• hubiese tirado — that he / she / you (formal) had thrown / discarded
• hubiésemos tirado — that we had thrown / discarded
• hubieseis tirado — that you (plural, informal) had thrown / discarded
• hubiesen tirado — that they / you (plural) had thrown / discarded

Tirar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the future perfect subjunctive as a rare reference form for an action completed before another future point in formal or historical-style contexts. The Spanish label is el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Combine the future subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with tirado — thrown / discarded. This system is rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere tirado	that I should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres tirado	that you should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere tirado	that he / she should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal); that you should have thrown / discarded (formal; rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos tirado	that we should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis tirado	that you (plural, informal) should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren tirado	that they / you (plural) should have thrown / discarded (rare/formal)

• Si alguien hubiere tirado material peligroso, deberá informarlo. — If anyone should have discarded hazardous material, they must report it.

Tirar imperative and commands

Commands address other people directly. Spanish uses imperative forms and present-subjunctive forms according to person and polarity; there is no ordinary yo command.

Tirar affirmative commands

The informal singular command uses the ordinary present-style form, while formal and plural command forms use present-subjunctive morphology where applicable.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	tira	throw / discard!
Usted — you, singular formal	tire	throw / discard! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	tiremos	let’s throw / discard!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tirad	throw / discard! (plural, informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	tiren	throw / discard! (plural)

• Tira la pelota hacia la red. — Throw the ball toward the net.

Tirar negative commands

Negative commands use present-subjunctive-based forms and have no ordinary yo command.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no tires	do not throw / discard!
Usted — you, singular formal	no tire	do not throw / discard! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	no tiremos	let’s not throw / discard!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no tiréis	do not throw / discard! (plural, informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no tiren	do not throw / discard! (plural)

• No tires ese documento. — Do not throw away that document.

Common constructions with Tirar

Tirar can take a direct object for something thrown or discarded. Tirar a + destination — to throw toward / into a destination — marks direction, while tirar de + noun — to pull on something — is a common intransitive construction.

• Tira la botella al contenedor. — Throw the bottle into the bin.
• Tira de la cuerda con fuerza. — Pull the rope firmly.

Example sentences with Tirar

These examples reinforce the target verb across several useful systems and contexts.

• Tiro los envases vacíos en el contenedor correcto. — I throw the empty containers into the correct bin.
• Ayer tiramos una pelota en el parque. — Yesterday we threw a ball in the park.
• Antes tirábamos el cartón en otro contenedor. — We used to throw the cardboard into another bin.
• Voy a tirar las cajas rotas esta tarde. — I am going to throw away the broken boxes this afternoon.
• Quiero que tires la cuerda hacia ti. — I want you to pull the rope toward you.
• Ya han tirado todos los residuos. — They have already thrown away all the waste.
• Tirad la pelota hacia la red. — Throw the ball toward the net.
• No tiréis las botellas en este contenedor. — Do not throw the bottles into this bin.

Rare and reference forms of Tirar

The future subjunctive and future perfect subjunctive above are already marked as rare in modern everyday Spanish. The preterite anterior is another formal or literary reference form and is uncommon in present-day conversation.

• Apenas hube tirado el papel, recordé que lo necesitaba. — As soon as I had thrown away the paper, I remembered that I needed it.

Use Tirar by choosing the intended meaning and time frame first, then applying its verified morphology. Keep rare reference systems distinct from the forms used in ordinary modern conversation.