mover Present Subjunctive Conjugation
mover — to move
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change: mueva, muevas, mueva, movamos, mováis, muevan.
mover Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, doubt, or suggest that someone moves something (e.g., 'I want you to move that').
Notes on mover in the Present Subjunctive
The stem change (o > ue) occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, just like the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Quiero que muevas la mesa al centro.
I want you to move the table to the center.
tú
Es posible que muevan el concierto a otro lugar.
It's possible they will move the concert to another place.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Espero que movamos el proyecto hacia adelante.
I hope we move the project forward.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'muevamos' instead of 'movamos'.
Correct: movamos
Why: Just like the present indicative, the nosotros form does not take the stem change.
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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.
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.