morir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
morir — to die
Morir stem-changes to 'muer-' (boot forms) and 'mur-' (nosotros/vosotros) in the present subjunctive.
morir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive after expressions of fear, desire, or doubt (e.g., 'Espero que no mueran').
Notes on morir in the Present Subjunctive
This verb has two changes: o-ue in the singular and 3rd person plural, and o-u in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
No quiero que muera la esperanza.
I don't want hope to die.
él/ella/usted
Es triste que mueran tantos animales.
It's sad that so many animals are dying.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ojalá que no muramos de aburrimiento.
I hope we don't die of boredom.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'mueramos' instead of 'muramos'.
Correct: muramos
Why: In the subjunctive, -ir stem-changers use a single vowel (u) for the nosotros form instead of the diphthong (ue).
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: muriera
The imperfect subjunctive of morir uses the 'murie-' stem derived from the preterite third-person plural.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: muere
The imperative of morir is rarely used literally, except in poetic or dramatic contexts like 'muere!'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mueras
The negative imperative of morir uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.