mover imperfect tense conjugation
Mover (to move (something)) in the imperfect tense: movía, movías, movía, movíamos, movíais, movían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Mover is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Mover in a sentence
- Muevo la silla hacia la mesa.I move the chair toward the table.
- Movieron los muebles ayer.They moved the furniture yesterday.
Stem-changing o→ue in present tense; transitive, non-reflexive use.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of mover?
Mover in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo movía, tú movías, él/ella/usted movía, nosotros movíamos, vosotros movíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes movían.
Is mover irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense mover takes the regular endings for its verb class, so movía follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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