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mover

to move

stem-changing-ero-ue

📚 mover is a stem-changing verb (o-ue). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide

Indicative Mood

Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yomuevomovímovíamoverémovería
tĂșmuevesmovistemovĂ­asmoverĂĄsmoverĂ­as
Ă©l/ella/ustedmuevemoviĂłmovĂ­amoverĂĄmoverĂ­a
nosotrosmovemosmovimosmovĂ­amosmoveremosmoverĂ­amos
vosotrosmovéismovisteismovíaismoveréismoveríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmuevenmovieronmovĂ­anmoverĂĄnmoverĂ­an

Present

yomuevo
tĂșmueves
Ă©l/ella/ustedmueve
nosotrosmovemos
vosotrosmovéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmueven

Preterite

yomovĂ­
tĂșmoviste
Ă©l/ella/ustedmoviĂł
nosotrosmovimos
vosotrosmovisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovieron

Imperfect

yomovĂ­a
tĂșmovĂ­as
Ă©l/ella/ustedmovĂ­a
nosotrosmovĂ­amos
vosotrosmovĂ­ais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovĂ­an

Future

yomoveré
tĂșmoverĂĄs
Ă©l/ella/ustedmoverĂĄ
nosotrosmoveremos
vosotrosmoveréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmoverĂĄn

Conditional

yomoverĂ­a
tĂșmoverĂ­as
Ă©l/ella/ustedmoverĂ­a
nosotrosmoverĂ­amos
vosotrosmoverĂ­ais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmoverĂ­an

Perfect Tenses

Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle

PersonPresent PerfectPast PerfectFuture PerfectConditional Perfect
yohe movidohabía movidohabré movidohabría movido
tĂșhas movidohabĂ­as movidohabrĂĄs movidohabrĂ­as movido
Ă©l/ella/ustedha movidohabĂ­a movidohabrĂĄ movidohabrĂ­a movido
nosotroshemos movidohabĂ­amos movidohabremos movidohabrĂ­amos movido
vosotroshabéis movidohabíais movidohabréis movidohabríais movido
ellos/ellas/ustedeshan movidohabĂ­an movidohabrĂĄn movidohabrĂ­an movido

Present Perfect

yohe movido
tĂșhas movido
Ă©l/ella/ustedha movido
nosotroshemos movido
vosotroshabéis movido
ellos/ellas/ustedeshan movido

Past Perfect

yohabĂ­a movido
tĂșhabĂ­as movido
Ă©l/ella/ustedhabĂ­a movido
nosotroshabĂ­amos movido
vosotroshabĂ­ais movido
ellos/ellas/ustedeshabĂ­an movido

Future Perfect

yohabré movido
tĂșhabrĂĄs movido
Ă©l/ella/ustedhabrĂĄ movido
nosotroshabremos movido
vosotroshabréis movido
ellos/ellas/ustedeshabrĂĄn movido

Conditional Perfect

yohabrĂ­a movido
tĂșhabrĂ­as movido
Ă©l/ella/ustedhabrĂ­a movido
nosotroshabrĂ­amos movido
vosotroshabrĂ­ais movido
ellos/ellas/ustedeshabrĂ­an movido

Subjunctive Mood

Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations

PersonPresent Subj.Imperfect Subj.
yomuevamoviera
tĂșmuevasmovieras
Ă©l/ella/ustedmuevamoviera
nosotrosmovamosmoviéramos
vosotrosmovĂĄismovierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmuevanmovieran

Present Subj.

yomueva
tĂșmuevas
Ă©l/ella/ustedmueva
nosotrosmovamos
vosotrosmovĂĄis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmuevan

Imperfect Subj.

yomoviera
tĂșmovieras
Ă©l/ella/ustedmoviera
nosotrosmoviéramos
vosotrosmovierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovieran

Imperative Mood

Used for commands, requests, and instructions

PersonImperative
yo-
tĂșmove
Ă©l/ella/ustedmova
nosotrosmovamos
vosotrosmoved
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovan

Imperative

yo-
tĂșmove
Ă©l/ella/ustedmova
nosotrosmovamos
vosotrosmoved
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovan

Stem Change Pattern: o-ue

This verb follows the o-ue pattern. The stem change occurs in present indicative and present subjunctive, affecting the "boot" forms (yo, tĂș, Ă©l/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (Ă©l/ella and ellos/ellas forms).

Usage Tips

  • Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
  • Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
  • Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
  • Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time

Examples and Common Phrases

Examples

Muevo la mesa/MWEH-boh lah MEH-sah/I move the table
Movemos las cajas/moh-BEH-mohs lahs KAH-hahs/We move the boxes

Common Phrases

Muevo el coche/MWEH-boh ehl KOH-cheh/I move the car
No te muevas/noh teh MWEH-bahs/Don't move
ÂżSe mueve?/seh MWEH-beh/Does it move?

Verb Information

Category

Movement

Ending Type

-er verb

Verb Type

Stem-changing verb

Importance Rank

#93 out of 100

Usage Tips

Remember the "Boot"

Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tĂș, Ă©l/ella, and ellos/ellas change, but nosotros and vosotros don't. Draw a boot around the changing forms to remember!

Practice Suggestion

Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.