mover Negative Imperative Conjugation
mover — to move
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no muevas, no mueva, no movamos, no mováis, no muevan.
mover Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to move something (e.g., 'Don't move!').
Notes on mover in the Negative Imperative
It follows the present subjunctive pattern exactly, including the o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
¡No te muevas!
Don't move!
tú
No muevan los libros de su sitio.
Don't move the books from their place.
ustedes
No movamos la mesa todavía.
Let's not move the table yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no mueve' instead of 'no muevas'.
Correct: no muevas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mueve
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: mueve (tú), mueva (usted), muevan (ustedes).