mover Present Conjugation
mover — to move
Mover is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
mover Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current movements, habits, or to tell someone that something is moving right now.
Notes on mover in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb. The 'o' in the root changes to 'ue' when stressed (muevo, mueves, mueve, mueven).
Example Sentences
Yo muevo las piernas cuando estoy nervioso.
I move my legs when I am nervous.
yo
Nosotros movemos los muebles cada año.
We move the furniture every year.
nosotros
Las hojas se mueven con el viento.
The leaves move with the wind.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'movemos' with a stem change like 'muevemos'.
Correct: movemos
Why: The stem change (o > ue) never happens in the nosotros or vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no muevas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no muevas, no mueva, no movamos, no mováis, no muevan.