remover Present Conjugation
remover — to stir
Remover follows an O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
remover Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe current habits, general truths, or actions happening right now, like stirring a soup or moving things around.
Notes on remover in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb (O > UE). The 'o' changes to 'ue' in the 'boot' forms: remuevo, remueves, remueve, and remueven.
Example Sentences
Remuevo el café con una cuchara.
I stir the coffee with a spoon.
yo
Ella remueve la olla para que no se queme la salsa.
She stirs the pot so the sauce doesn't burn.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros removemos los muebles del salón.
We are moving the living room furniture around.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'removo' instead of 'remuevo'.
Correct: remuevo
Why: The verb follows the O-UE stem change pattern common in many -er verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: removí
Remover is completely regular in the preterite: removí, removiste, removió, removimos, removisteis, removieron.
Imperfect
yo: removía
The imperfect of remover is regular: removía, removías, removía, removíamos, removíais, removían.
Future
yo: removeré
The future of remover is regular: removeré, removerás, removerá, removeremos, removeréis, removerán.
Conditional
yo: removería
The conditional of remover is regular: removería, removerías, removería, removeríamos, removeríais, removerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: remueva
The present subjunctive keeps the O-to-UE stem change: remueva, remuevas, remueva, remuevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: removiera
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the 'ellos' preterite: removiera, removieras, removiera, removiéramos, removierais, removieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: remueve
The imperative uses 'remueve' for informal commands and 'remueva' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no remuevas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no remuevas, no remueva, no remuevan.