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tirer
tirer
French
Verb
tirer
Conjugation
Conjugation of tirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
gerund | en tirant | en ayant tiré | |||||
present participle | tirant /ti.ʁɑ̃/ |
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past participle | tiré /ti.ʁe/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | tire /tiʁ/ |
tires /tiʁ/ |
tire /tiʁ/ |
tirons /ti.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirez /ti.ʁe/ |
tirent /tiʁ/ |
imperfect | tirais /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirais /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirait /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirions /ti.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tiriez /ti.ʁje/ |
tiraient /ti.ʁɛ/ |
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past historic1 | tirai /ti.ʁe/ |
tiras /ti.ʁa/ |
tira /ti.ʁa/ |
tirâmes /ti.ʁam/ |
tirâtes /ti.ʁat/ |
tirèrent /ti.ʁɛʁ/ |
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future | tirerai /ti.ʁə.ʁe/ |
tireras /ti.ʁə.ʁa/ |
tirera /ti.ʁə.ʁa/ |
tirerons /ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirerez /ti.ʁə.ʁe/ |
tireront /ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | tirerais /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerais /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerait /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerions /ti.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tireriez /ti.ʁə.ʁje/ |
tireraient /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
simple tenses |
present | tire /tiʁ/ |
tires /tiʁ/ |
tire /tiʁ/ |
tirions /ti.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tiriez /ti.ʁje/ |
tirent /tiʁ/ |
imperfect1 |
tirasse /ti.ʁas/ |
tirasses /ti.ʁas/ |
tirât /ti.ʁa/ |
tirassions /ti.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
tirassiez /ti.ʁa.sje/ |
tirassent /ti.ʁas/ |
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compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | tire /tiʁ/ |
— | tirons /ti.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirez /ti.ʁe/ |
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1literary tenses |
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”).
Alternative forms
Verb
tirer
- to pull
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of tirer
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
gerund | en tirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | tirant | ||||||
past participle | tiré | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
simple tenses |
present | tire | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
imperfect | tirois, tiroys | tirois, tiroys | tiroit, tiroyt | tirions, tiryons | tiriez, tiryez | tiroient, tiroyent | |
past historic | tira | tiras | tira | tirasmes | tirastes | tirerent | |
future | tirerai, tireray | tireras | tirera | tirerons | tirerez | tireront | |
conditional | tirerois, tireroys | tirerois, tireroys | tireroit, tireroyt | tirerions, tireryons | tireriez, tireryez | tireroient, tireroyent | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
simple tenses |
present | tire | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
imperfect | tirasse | tirasses | tirast | tirassions | tirassiez | tirassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | tire | — | tirons | tirez | — |
Old French
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”).
Verb
tirer
- to pull
- circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople
- Ne onkes li Ascres ne tira ses regnes duskes a tant k'il vint a Niké le Grant
- circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of tirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
gerund | en tirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | tirant | ||||||
past participle | tiré | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | tir | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
imperfect | tiroie, tireie, tiroe, tireve | tiroies, tireies, tiroes, tireves | tiroit, tireit, tirot, tireve | tiriiens, tiriens | tiriiez, tiriez | tiroient, tireient, tiroent, tirevent | |
preterite | tirai | tiras | tira | tirames | tirastes | tirerent | |
future | tirerai | tireras | tirera | tirerons | tireroiz, tirereiz, tirerez | tireront | |
conditional | tireroie, tirereie | tireroies, tirereies | tireroit, tirereit | tireriiens, tireriens | tireriiez, tireriez | tireroient, tirereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | tir | tirs | tirt | tirons | tirez | tirent |
imperfect | tirasse | tirasses | tirast | tirissons, tirissiens | tirissoiz, tirissez, tirissiez | tirassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | tire | — | tirons | tirez | — |