mover Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mover — to move
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: mueve (tú), mueva (usted), muevan (ustedes).
mover Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands to move something or someone.
Notes on mover in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form (mueve) and usted/ustedes forms (mueva/muevan) feature the o > ue stem change. The vosotros form (moved) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Mueve el coche, por favor!
Move the car, please!
tú
Muevan esas cajas al rincón.
Move those boxes to the corner.
ustedes
Movamos el sofá juntos.
Let's move the sofa together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'muev' for the tú command.
Correct: mueve
Why: The informal affirmative command for -er verbs usually ends in -e.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muevo
Mover is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: moví
The preterite of mover is regular: moví, moviste, movió, movimos, movisteis, movieron.
Imperfect
yo: movía
The imperfect of mover is regular: movía, movías, movía, movíamos, movíais, movían.
Future
yo: moveré
The future of mover is regular: moveré, moverás, moverá, moveremos, moveréis, moverán.
Conditional
yo: movería
The conditional of mover is regular: movería, moverías, movería, moveríamos, moveríais, moverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change: mueva, muevas, mueva, movamos, mováis, muevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: moviera
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the preterite stem: moviera, movieras, moviera, moviéramos, movierais, movieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no muevas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no muevas, no mueva, no movamos, no mováis, no muevan.