moverse imperfect tense conjugation
Moverse (to move (oneself)) in the imperfect tense: me movía, te movías, se movía, nos movíamos, os movíais, se 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).
Moverse 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
Moverse in a sentence
- Me muevo mucho cuando bailo.I move a lot when I dance.
- Nos movimos a otra ciudad.We moved to another city.
Reflexive; stem-changing o→ue in present tense (me muevo, te mueves).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of moverse?
Moverse in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo me movía, tú te movías, él/ella/usted se movía, nosotros nos movíamos, vosotros os movíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se movían.
Is moverse irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense moverse takes the regular endings for its verb class, so me 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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