Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I move something
- tú you move something
- usted, él, ella he/she moves something
- nosotros we move something
- vosotros Spain you all move something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they move something
SPANISH VERB
mover
to move something
- #92 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: moviendo
- Past participle: movido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I moved something
- tú you moved something
- usted, él, ella he/she moved something
- nosotros we moved something
- vosotros Spain you all moved something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they moved something
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to move something
- tú you used to move something
- usted, él, ella he/she used to move something
- nosotros we used to move something
- vosotros Spain you all used to move something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to move something
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will move something
- tú you will move something
- usted, él, ella he/she will move something
- nosotros we will move something
- vosotros Spain you all will move something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will move something
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would move something
- tú you would move something
- usted, él, ella he/she would move something
- nosotros we would move something
- vosotros Spain you all would move something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would move something
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I move something
- tú (that) you move something
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she move something
- nosotros (that) we move something
- vosotros Spain (that) you all move something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they move something
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I moved something
- tú (if) you moved something
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she moved something
- nosotros (if) we moved something
- vosotros Spain (if) you all moved something
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they moved something
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú move something!
- usted move something! (formal)
- nosotros move something! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain move something! (all of you)
- ustedes move something! (all of you)
How to use mover
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Muevo el coche para que puedas salir.
I'll move the car so you can get out.
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Past
Movimos el sofá junto a la ventana.
We moved the sofa next to the window.
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Imperfect
El viento movía las cortinas toda la noche.
The wind moved the curtains all night.
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Future
Mañana moveré las plantas al sol.
Tomorrow I'll move the plants into the sun.
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Conditional
Yo movería la cama a la otra pared.
I'd move the bed to the other wall.
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Present subjunctive
Necesito que muevas tu bici de la entrada.
I need you to move your bike from the entrance.
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Past subjunctive
Si movieras la mesa, cabrían dos sillas más.
If you moved the table, two more chairs would fit.
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Imperative
¡Mueve esa caja, está estorbando!
Move that box, it's in the way!
Where you hear mover
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- No mueva el brazo, por favor. Don't move your arm, please.
- Moví el brazo y me dolió. I moved my arm and it hurt.
- Voy a mover la silla. I'm going to move the chair.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- La mesa no se mueve. The table doesn't move.
- Movimos la mesa junto a la ventana. We moved the table next to the window.
- Voy a mover la silla. I'm going to move the chair.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.