All verbs

/tiʁe/to pullA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · sur — Takes a direct object, or sur for pulling at something

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
tirons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

tir-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

tir-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

tir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

tir-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

tir-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
tirer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

tirer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

tirer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

tirer

Past participle
tiré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

tiré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

tiré

Conjugation

présent
Ije tire/ʒə tiʁ/I pull
youtu tires/ty tiʁ/you pull
he/sheil tire/il tiʁ/he pulls
wenous tirons/nu tiʁɔ̃/we pull
youvous tirez/vu tiʁe/you pull
theyils tirent/il tiʁ/they pull

Examples

  • Je tire la porte.

    /ʒə tiʁ la pɔʁt/

    I pull the door.

  • Tirez.

    /ti.ʁe/

    Pull.

  • Il a tiré la corde.

    /il a ti.ʁe la kɔʁd/

    He pulled the rope.

Set phrases

  • tirer une conclusion

    to draw a conclusion

Notes

  • Tirez and Poussez are the door signs — pull and push.

  • It also means to shoot: tirer sur quelqu'un. And tirer une conclusion is drawing a conclusion, the same image as English.