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ITALIAN VERB

muovere

to move

  • #130 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: mosso
  • Gerund: muovendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I move
  2. tu you move
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she moves
  4. noi we move
  5. voi you all move
  6. loro they move

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I moved
  2. tu you moved
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she moved
  4. noi we moved
  5. voi you all moved
  6. loro they moved

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to move
  2. tu you used to move
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to move
  4. noi we used to move
  5. voi you all used to move
  6. loro they used to move

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will move
  2. tu you will move
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will move
  4. noi we will move
  5. voi you all will move
  6. loro they will move

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would move
  2. tu you would move
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would move
  4. noi we would move
  5. voi you all would move
  6. loro they would move

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I move
  2. tu (that) you move
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she move
  4. noi (that) we move
  5. voi (that) you all move
  6. loro (that) they move

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu move!
  2. Lei move! (formal)
  3. noi move! (let’s)
  4. voi move! (all of you)

How to use muovere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Non muovo il braccio da ieri, mi fa male.

    I haven't moved my arm since yesterday, it hurts.

  2. Past

    Chi ha mosso i pezzi sulla scacchiera?

    Who moved the pieces on the chessboard?

  3. Imperfect

    Il gatto muoveva la coda, nervoso.

    The cat was moving its tail, nervous.

  4. Future

    Il medico dice che muoverai presto la gamba.

    The doctor says you'll move your leg soon.

  5. Conditional

    Non muoverei quel tavolo, è pesantissimo.

    I wouldn't move that table, it's really heavy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tu muova le dita ogni giorno.

    It's important that you move your fingers every day.

  7. Imperative

    Muovi la mano piano, così.

    Move your hand slowly, like this.

Good to know

  • Muovere is to move something or a part of you; spostare is to move a thing somewhere else.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.