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SPANISH VERB

emocionar

to move, to touch

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: emocionando
  • Past participle: emocionado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I move
  2. tú you move
  3. usted, él, ella he/she moves
  4. nosotros we move
  5. vosotros Spain you all move
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they move

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I moved
  2. tú you moved
  3. usted, él, ella he/she moved
  4. nosotros we moved
  5. vosotros Spain you all moved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they moved

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to move
  2. tú you used to move
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to move
  4. nosotros we used to move
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to move
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to move

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will move
  2. tú you will move
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will move
  4. nosotros we will move
  5. vosotros Spain you all will move
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will move

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would move
  2. tú you would move
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would move
  4. nosotros we would move
  5. vosotros Spain you all would move
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would move

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I move
  2. tú (that) you move
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she move
  4. nosotros (that) we move
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all move
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they move

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I moved
  2. tú (if) you moved
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she moved
  4. nosotros (if) we moved
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all moved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they moved

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú move!
  2. usted move! (formal)
  3. nosotros move! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain move! (all of you)
  5. ustedes move! (all of you)

How to use emocionar

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

  1. Present

    Esa canción me emociona cada vez que la oigo.

    That song moves me every time I hear it.

  2. Past

    El discurso de la novia nos emocionó a todos.

    The bride's speech moved us all.

  3. Imperfect

    Las cartas de mi abuela siempre me emocionaban.

    My grandmother's letters always moved me.

  4. Future

    Esta película te emocionará, lleva pañuelos.

    This film will move you, bring tissues.

  5. Conditional

    Un regalo hecho a mano la emocionaría muchísimo.

    A handmade gift would move her enormously.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que mi regalo emocione a mi madre.

    I hope my gift moves my mother.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No pensé que una procesión me emocionara tanto.

    I didn't think a procession would move me so much.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Emociónanos con tu mejor sevillana, Rocío!

    Move us with your best sevillana, Rocío!

Good to know

  • "Emocionarse" is to get emotional: me emocioné en la boda.

Where you hear emocionar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Esta canción todavía me emociona. This song still moves me.
  • El parto de Macarena me emocionó mucho. The birth of Macarena's baby moved me a lot.
  • Os va a emocionar el cante de Encarna. Encarna's singing is going to move you.
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It Gives Me Goose Bumps

Advanced Level 1 · me emociona

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.