Questions & Answers about Il tire la porte.
I always get 'pull' and 'push' confused on French doors. How can I remember which is which?
It helps to remember that pousser sounds a bit like 'push', so tirer must be 'pull'. You will often see tirez (pull) and poussez (push) written on shop doors in France!
Is the 'e' at the end of tire pronounced?
No, the final -e in tire is silent. You just pronounce the first part, so it sounds very much like the English word 'teer'.
Does tirer have any irregular forms like mettre or écrire from this lesson?
No, tirer is a perfectly regular -er verb. To conjugate it for il, you just take off the -er from the infinitive and add the regular -e ending.
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