mover Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
mover — to move
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the preterite stem: moviera, movieras, moviera, moviéramos, movierais, movieran.
mover Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests or hypothetical 'if' situations regarding moving something (e.g., 'If I moved that...').
Notes on mover in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Because the preterite of mover is regular, the imperfect subjunctive is also regular. No stem change (o > ue) occurs here.
Example Sentences
Si yo moviera esa palanca, la máquina funcionaría.
If I moved that lever, the machine would work.
yo
Me pidió que moviéramos el armario.
He asked us to move the wardrobe.
nosotros
Si ellos movieran la fecha, yo podría ir.
If they moved the date, I could go.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'mueviera' instead of 'moviera'.
Correct: moviera
Why: The stem change (o > ue) is absent in all past tenses of mover.
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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.
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.