moverse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
moverse — to move
Use the imperative for direct commands: muévete (tú), muévase (usted), movámonos (nosotros).
moverse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to move or get out of the way.
Notes on moverse in the Affirmative Imperative
Note the stem change o>ue in the tú, usted, and ustedes forms. For the nosotros form 'movámonos', the 's' is dropped from 'movamos' before adding 'nos'.
Example Sentences
¡Muévete, por favor!
Move, please!
tú
Muvámonos a la sombra.
Let's move to the shade.
nosotros
Muévanse a la derecha.
Move to the right (you all).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Movete.
Correct: Muévete.
Why: In standard Spanish, the 'tú' command requires the o>ue stem change (except in 'voseo' regions).
Mistake: Movámosnos.
Correct: Movámonos.
Why: When adding 'nos' to the nosotros command, you must drop the final 's' of the verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me muevo
Moverse is a stem-changing verb (o>ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me moví
The preterite of moverse is regular: me moví, te moviste, se movió, nos movimos, os movisteis, se movieron.
Imperfect
yo: me movía
The imperfect of moverse is regular: me movía, te movías, se movía, nos movíamos, os movíais, se movían.
Future
yo: me moveré
The future tense of moverse is regular: me moveré, te moverás, se moverá, nos moveremos, os moveréis, se moverán.
Conditional
yo: me movería
The conditional of moverse is regular: me movería, te moverías, se movería, nos moveríamos, os moveríais, se moverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me mueva
The present subjunctive of moverse follows the o>ue stem change: me mueva, te muevas, se mueva, nos movamos, os mováis, se muevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me moviera
The imperfect subjunctive of moverse is regular: me moviera, te movieras, se moviera, nos moviéramos, os movierais, se movieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te muevas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te muevas, no se mueva, no nos movamos.