moverse Negative Imperative Conjugation
moverse — to move
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te muevas, no se mueva, no nos movamos.
moverse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to move, such as during a medical exam or a photo.
Notes on moverse in the Negative Imperative
The rules for the negative imperative are identical to the present subjunctive. The reflexive pronoun moves to the front (between 'no' and the verb).
Example Sentences
¡No te muevas!
Don't move!
tú
No se mueva, por favor.
Don't move, please (formal).
No nos movamos de aquí.
Let's not move from here.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No muévete.
Correct: No te muevas.
Why: Negative commands cannot use the affirmative imperative form; they must use the subjunctive form with the pronoun in front.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: muévete
Use the imperative for direct commands: muévete (tú), muévase (usted), movámonos (nosotros).