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Mover preterite conjugation

Mover in the preterite: moví, moviste, movió, movimos, movisteis, movieron.

  • to move
  • stem-changing (o→ue)
  • Participle: movido
  • Gerund: moviendo

Preterite pretérito

yomoví
túmoviste
él/ella/ustedmovió
nosotrosmovimos
vosotrosmovisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmovieron

How to use mover in the preterite

The preterite is regular, with no stem change: moví, moviste, movió, movimos, movieron. Use it for moving something at a specific time, including rescheduling: Movieron la reunión al lunes. It is also the tense for reporting that someone moved or did not move at all: No se movió en toda la noche.

Examples

  • Movieron la reunión al lunes por la mañana.

    They moved the meeting to Monday morning.

  • El bebé no se movió en toda la noche.

    The baby didn't move all night.

  • ¿Moviste el archivo a la carpeta compartida?

    Did you move the file to the shared folder?

Quick check: mover in the preterite

1. vosotros · Preterite of mover
2. él/ella/usted · Preterite of mover
3. nosotros · Preterite of mover
4. yo · Preterite of mover
5. ellos/ellas/ustedes · Preterite of mover

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