Morir present conjugation
Morir in the present: muero, mueres, muere, morimos, morís, mueren.
- to die
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: muerto
- Gerund: muriendo
Present presente
| yo | muero |
|---|---|
| tú | mueres |
| él/ella/usted | muere |
| nosotros | morimos |
| vosotros | morís |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | mueren |
How to use morir in the present
In the present, morir changes o to ue in four forms: muero, mueres, muere, mueren, while morimos keeps the o. The present is mostly used with morirse in exaggerations: me muero de hambre, me muero de ganas de verte. Me muero, said on its own, expresses surprise or delight, like 'no way!'. In statistics and the news, the present describes general facts: cada año mueren miles de personas.
Examples
Me muero de ganas de conocer Buenos Aires.
I'm dying to visit Buenos Aires.
Me muero de sueño; anoche no dormí nada.
I'm so sleepy; I didn't sleep at all last night.
Cada año mueren miles de personas en accidentes de tránsito.
Every year thousands of people die in traffic accidents.
Quick check: morir in the present
More morir tenses
- All morir tenses
- Morir preterite
- Morir imperfect
- Morir future
- Morir conditional
- Morir present subjunctive
- Morir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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