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SPANISH VERB

morirse por

to be dying to

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: muriéndose por
  • Past participle: muerto por

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

How to use morirse por

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

  1. Present

    Me muero por ver la cara de mi madre.

    I'm dying to see my mother's face.

  2. Past

    Me morí por contárselo, pero aguanté hasta la cena.

    I was dying to tell her, but I held out until dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeña me moría por tener un perro.

    As a girl I was dying to have a dog.

  4. Future

    Cuando nazca el niño, os moriréis por cogerlo.

    When the baby's born, you'll all be dying to hold him.

  5. Conditional

    Cualquiera se moriría por un piso así en Triana.

    Anyone would be dying for a flat like that in Triana.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aunque te mueras por decirlo, cállate hoy.

    Even if you're dying to say it, keep quiet today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Era normal que se muriera por volver a Sevilla.

    It was only natural she was dying to come back to Seville.

Good to know

  • "Morirse por" with a verb is to be dying to do it; with a person, to be crazy about them: se muere por Lucía. "Morirse de" is of hunger, laughter or cold.

Where you hear morirse por

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Me muero por ver a Curro con corbata. I'm dying to see Curro in a tie.
  • A la una, me moría por contárselo a Julián. At one o'clock, I was dying to tell Julian.
  • Cuando nazca el niño, os vais a morir por cogerlo. When the baby's born, you're all going to be dying to hold him.
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After the Exam

Fluency Level 3 · Me muero por contártelo.

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