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ITALIAN VERB

muoversi

to move, to get a move on

  • #131 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: mosso
  • Gerund: muovendosi

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 muoversi

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

  1. Present

    Il traffico non si muove da mezz'ora.

    The traffic hasn't moved for half an hour.

  2. Past

    Non mi sono mossa dal divano tutto il giorno.

    I didn't move from the sofa all day.

  3. Imperfect

    Le foglie si muovevano appena nel vento.

    The leaves were barely moving in the wind.

  4. Future

    Ci muoveremo subito dopo pranzo.

    We'll get going right after lunch.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo mi muoverei prima delle otto.

    In your place I'd get going before eight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che vi muoviate, il treno parte!

    You need to get a move on, the train is leaving!

  7. Imperative

    Muoviti, siamo già in ritardo!

    Hurry up, we're already late!

Good to know

  • Muoviti! is "hurry up"; non ti muovere is "don't move".

Verbs like this one

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