The Spanish verb moverse means "to move, get moving". It is the reflexive form of mover ("to move something"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of moverse is yo me muevo, tú te mueves, él/ella/usted se mueve, nosotros nos movemos, vosotros os movéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se mueven. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: muévete.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | me muevo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te mueves (irregular) | |
| él/ | se mueve (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos movemos | |
| vosotros | os movéis | |
| ellos/ | se mueven (irregular) |
| yo | me moví |
|---|---|
| tú | te moviste |
| él/ | se movió |
| nosotros | nos movimos |
| vosotros | os movisteis |
| ellos/ | se movieron |
| yo | me movía |
|---|---|
| tú | te movías |
| él/ | se movía |
| nosotros | nos movíamos |
| vosotros | os movíais |
| ellos/ | se movían |
| yo | me moveré |
|---|---|
| tú | te moverás |
| él/ | se moverá |
| nosotros | nos moveremos |
| vosotros | os moveréis |
| ellos/ | se moverán |
| yo | me movería |
|---|---|
| tú | te moverías |
| él/ | se movería |
| nosotros | nos moveríamos |
| vosotros | os moveríais |
| ellos/ | se moverían |
| yo | me mueva (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te muevas (irregular) |
| él/ | se mueva (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos movamos |
| vosotros | os mováis |
| ellos/ | se muevan (irregular) |
| tú | muévete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | muévase (irregular) |
| nosotros | movámonos |
| vosotros | moveos |
| ustedes | muévanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he movido |
|---|---|
| tú | te has movido |
| él/ | se ha movido |
| nosotros | nos hemos movido |
| vosotros | os habéis movido |
| ellos/ | se han movido |
Moverse is irregular: the present has me muevo, te mueves, and se mueven, and the present subjunctive has me mueva and se muevan. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund: muévete and moviéndose.
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No. Moverse is irregular.
Moverse means to move or get moving oneself. Mover means to move something.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me muevo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in muévete and moviéndose. The present and present subjunctive use the stem muev in several forms, while the participles are moviéndose and movido.