French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tire | tirais | tirerai | tirerais | tire | tirasse | ||
| tu | tires | tirais | tireras | tirerais | tires | tirasses | ||
| il | tire | tirait | tirera | tirerait | tire | tirât | ||
| nous | tirons | tirions | tirerons | tirerions | tirions | tirassions | ||
| vous | tirez | tiriez | tirerez | tireriez | tiriez | tirassiez | ||
| ils | tirent | tiraient | tireront | tireraient | tirent | tirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tiré | avais tiré | aurai tiré | aurais tiré | aie tiré | eusse tiré | ||
| tu | as tiré | avais tiré | auras tiré | aurais tiré | aies tiré | eusses tiré | ||
| il | a tiré | avait tiré | aura tiré | aurait tiré | ait tiré | eût tiré | ||
| nous | avons tiré | avions tiré | aurons tiré | aurions tiré | ayons tiré | eussions tiré | ||
| vous | avez tiré | aviez tiré | aurez tiré | auriez tiré | ayez tiré | eussiez tiré | ||
| ils | ont tiré | avaient tiré | auront tiré | auraient tiré | aient tiré | eussent tiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tirai | eus tiré | (tu) | tire | Present | tirant | ||
| tu | tiras | eus tiré | (nous) | tirons | Past | tiré | ||
| il | tira | eut tiré | (vous) | tirez | Perfect | ayant tiré | ||
| nous | tirâmes | eûmes tiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tirâtes | eûtes tiré | (tu) | aie tiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tirèrent | eurent tiré | (nous) | ayons tiré | avoir tiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez tiré | |||||||
Tirer is a regular -er verb.




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