Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | muevo | |
| tú | mueves | |
| él / ella / usted | mueve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | movemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | movéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mueven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | moví | |
| tú | moviste | |
| él / ella / usted | movió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | movimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | movisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | movieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | movía | |
| tú | movías | |
| él / ella / usted | movía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | movíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | movíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | movían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | moveré | |
| tú | moverás | |
| él / ella / usted | moverá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | moveremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | moveréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | moverán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | movería | |
| tú | moverías | |
| él / ella / usted | movería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | moveríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | moveríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | moverían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mueva | |
| tú | muevas | |
| él / ella / usted | mueva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | movamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mováis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | muevan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to move (to cause to change place or posture)
- to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)
- to wiggle (e.g. one's ears, fingers, nose, toes)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations