tirare — Italian conjugation
to pull
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | tiro | I pull |
| tu | tiri | you pull |
| lui/lei | tira | he/she/it pulls |
| noi | tiriamo | we pull |
| voi | tirate | you (pl.) pull |
| loro | tirano | they pull |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | tirai | I pulled |
| tu | tirasti | you pulled |
| lui/lei | tirò | he/she/it pulled |
| noi | tirammo | we pulled |
| voi | tiraste | you (pl.) pulled |
| loro | tirarono | they pulled |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | tiravo |
| tu | tiravi |
| lui/lei | tirava |
| noi | tiravamo |
| voi | tiravate |
| loro | tiravano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | tirerei | I would pull |
| tu | tireresti | you would pull |
| lui/lei | tirerebbe | he/she/it would pull |
| noi | tireremmo | we would pull |
| voi | tirereste | you (pl.) would pull |
| loro | tirerebbero | they would pull |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | tirerò | I will pull |
| tu | tirerai | you will pull |
| lui/lei | tirerà | he/she/it will pull |
| noi | tireremo | we will pull |
| voi | tirerete | you (pl.) will pull |
| loro | tireranno | they will pull |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho tirato | I have pulled |
| tu | hai tirato | you have pulled |
| lui/lei | ha tirato | he/she/it has pulled |
| noi | abbiamo tirato | we have pulled |
| voi | avete tirato | you (pl.) have pulled |
| loro | hanno tirato | they have pulled |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo tirato | I had pulled |
| tu | avevi tirato | you had pulled |
| lui/lei | aveva tirato | he/she/it had pulled |
| noi | avevamo tirato | we had pulled |
| voi | avevate tirato | you (pl.) had pulled |
| loro | avevano tirato | they had pulled |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei tirato |
| tu | avresti tirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tirato |
| noi | avremmo tirato |
| voi | avreste tirato |
| loro | avrebbero tirato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò tirato | I will have pulled |
| tu | avrai tirato | you will have pulled |
| lui/lei | avrà tirato | he/she/it will have pulled |
| noi | avremo tirato | we will have pulled |
| voi | avrete tirato | you (pl.) will have pulled |
| loro | avranno tirato | they will have pulled |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | tiri |
| tu | tiri |
| lui/lei | tiri |
| noi | tiriamo |
| voi | tiriate |
| loro | tirino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | tirassi |
| tu | tirassi |
| lui/lei | tirasse |
| noi | tirassimo |
| voi | tiraste |
| loro | tirassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | tira |
| lui/lei | tiri |
| noi | tiriamo |
| voi | tirate |
| loro | tirino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non tirare |
| lui/lei | non tiri |
| noi | non tiriamo |
| voi | non tirate |
| loro | non tirino |