Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I die
- tú you die
- usted, él, ella he/she dies
- nosotros we die
- vosotros Spain you all die
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they die
SPANISH VERB
morir
to die
- #66 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: muriendo
- Past participle: muerto
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I died
- tú you died
- usted, él, ella he/she died
- nosotros we died
- vosotros Spain you all died
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they died
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to die
- tú you used to die
- usted, él, ella he/she used to die
- nosotros we used to die
- vosotros Spain you all used to die
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to die
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will die
- tú you will die
- usted, él, ella he/she will die
- nosotros we will die
- vosotros Spain you all will die
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will die
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would die
- tú you would die
- usted, él, ella he/she would die
- nosotros we would die
- vosotros Spain you all would die
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would die
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I die
- tú (that) you die
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she die
- nosotros (that) we die
- vosotros Spain (that) you all die
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they die
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I died
- tú (if) you died
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she died
- nosotros (if) we died
- vosotros Spain (if) you all died
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they died
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú die!
- usted die! (formal)
- nosotros die! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain die! (all of you)
- ustedes die! (all of you)
How to use morir
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me muero de hambre, ¿ya está la comida?
I'm starving, is lunch ready?
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Past
Mi abuelo murió hace diez años.
My grandfather died ten years ago.
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Imperfect
Nos moríamos de risa con sus chistes.
We were dying laughing at his jokes.
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Future
Sin agua, las plantas morirán en una semana.
Without water, the plants will die in a week.
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Conditional
Yo me moriría de frío en Canadá.
I'd freeze to death in Canada.
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Present subjunctive
Riega el jardín para que no se mueran las flores.
Water the garden so the flowers don't die.
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Past subjunctive
Si el perro se muriera, los niños llorarían mucho.
If the dog died, the kids would cry a lot.
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Imperative
¡No te mueras de miedo, es solo una película!
Don't die of fright, it's just a movie!
Good to know
- "Me muero de hambre" is I'm starving, and "me muero de risa" is I'm dying laughing.
Where you hear morir
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Nadie muere de verdad si lo recordamos. Nobody really dies if we remember them.
- Mi mamá murió hace diez años. My mom died ten years ago.
- ¡Me voy a morir de hambre! I'm going to die of hunger!
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- La carta dice que las mujeres mueren de parto. The letter says that women die giving birth.
- Muchas mujeres murieron sin ayuda. Many women died without help.
- Con más ayuda, menos mujeres morirán. With more help, fewer women will die.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.