mover Imperfect Conjugation
mover — to move
The imperfect of mover is regular: movía, movías, movía, movíamos, movíais, movían.
mover Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous or repeated movement in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'the trees were moving').
Notes on mover in the Imperfect
Mover is regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -er endings with the characteristic 'ía'.
Example Sentences
De niño, movía mucho los pies al dormir.
As a child, I used to move my feet a lot while sleeping.
yo
La cortina se movía suavemente.
The curtain was moving gently.
él/ella/usted
Movíamos las piezas del tablero con cuidado.
We were moving the pieces on the board carefully.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' in all forms.
Correct: movía, movíamos, etc.
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'í' to maintain the correct stress.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mueve
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: mueve (tú), mueva (usted), muevan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no muevas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no muevas, no mueva, no movamos, no mováis, no muevan.