Morir means to die. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: muero, mueres, muere, morimos, morís, mueren.
Morir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Morir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Morir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Morir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Morir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | muero | morí | moría | moriré | moriría |
| tú | mueres | moriste | morías | morirás | morirías |
| él / ella / usted | muere | murió | moría | morirá | moriría |
| nosotros / nosotras | morimos | morimos | moríamos | moriremos | moriríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | morís | moristeis | moríais | moriréis | moriríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mueren | murieron | morían | morirán | morirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | muero | I die |
| tú | mueres | you die |
| él / ella / usted | muere | he/she dies |
| nosotros / nosotras | morimos | we die |
| vosotros / vosotras | morís | you all (vosotros) die |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mueren | they die |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | morí | I died |
| tú | moriste | you died |
| él / ella / usted | murió | he/she died |
| nosotros / nosotras | morimos | we died |
| vosotros / vosotras | moristeis | you all (vosotros) died |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | murieron | they died |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | moría | I used to die |
| tú | morías | you used to die |
| él / ella / usted | moría | he/she used to die |
| nosotros / nosotras | moríamos | we used to die |
| vosotros / vosotras | moríais | you all (vosotros) used to die |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | morían | they used to die |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | moriré | I will die |
| tú | morirás | you will die |
| él / ella / usted | morirá | he/she will die |
| nosotros / nosotras | moriremos | we will die |
| vosotros / vosotras | moriréis | you all (vosotros) will die |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | morirán | they will die |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | moriría | I would die |
| tú | morirías | you would die |
| él / ella / usted | moriría | he/she would die |
| nosotros / nosotras | moriríamos | we would die |
| vosotros / vosotras | moriríais | you all (vosotros) would die |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | morirían | they would die |
Morir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: muero, mueres, muere; preterite: murió, murieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are muero, mueres, muere, morimos, morís, mueren, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
morí, moriste, murió, morimos, moristeis, murieron. For example, morí means “I died”.
Morir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: muero, mueres, muere; preterite: murió, murieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (morí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (moría) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I died” and “I used to die”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are moriré (“I will die”) and moriría (“I would die”). The full charts above include every person.
Morir means to die.
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