morir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
morir — to die
The imperative of morir is rarely used literally, except in poetic or dramatic contexts like 'muere!'.
morir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Mostly used in literature, movies, or figuratively (e.g., 'muérete de envidia' meaning 'die of envy').
Notes on morir in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form uses the present indicative 'muere'. The other forms follow the present subjunctive changes.
Example Sentences
¡Muérete de envidia!
Die of envy! (Drop dead with envy!)
tú
Muera el mal gobierno.
Death to the bad government. (Let the bad government die.)
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'morie' for the tú command.
Correct: muere
Why: Affirmative tú commands usually match the 3rd person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muero
Morir is a radical stem-changer (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: morí
Morir is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing o to u in the third-person forms: murió and murieron.
Imperfect
yo: moría
Morir is regular in the imperfect: moría, morías, moría, moríamos, moríais, morían.
Future
yo: moriré
Morir is completely regular in the future tense: moriré, morirás, morirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: moriría
The conditional of morir is regular: moriría, morirías, moriría, moriríamos, moriríais, morirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muera
Morir stem-changes to 'muer-' (boot forms) and 'mur-' (nosotros/vosotros) in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: muriera
The imperfect subjunctive of morir uses the 'murie-' stem derived from the preterite third-person plural.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mueras
The negative imperative of morir uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.