Mover imperfect conjugation
Mover in the imperfect: movía, movías, movía, movíamos, movíais, movían.
- to move
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: movido
- Gerund: moviendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | movía |
|---|---|
| tú | movías |
| él/ella/usted | movía |
| nosotros | movíamos |
| vosotros | movíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | movían |
How to use mover in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: movía, movías, movía, movíamos, movían. Use it for movement in progress or as a habit in the past: Movía los muebles cada temporada. It also describes physical conditions over time, which makes it common in medical history: No movía bien la pierna. Mover la cola, to wag its tail, is a common description of happy dogs, and moverse en bicicleta describes how people used to get around.
Examples
Mi madre movía los muebles cada vez que se aburría.
My mother moved the furniture around whenever she got bored.
El perro movía la cola cuando me veía.
The dog wagged its tail when it saw me.
Antes nos movíamos en bicicleta por toda la ciudad.
We used to get around the whole city by bike.
Quick check: mover in the imperfect
More mover tenses
- All mover tenses
- Mover present
- Mover preterite
- Mover future
- Mover conditional
- Mover present subjunctive
- Mover affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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