Mudarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of mudarse — "to move (house)" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for mudarse with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Mudarse means to move house, and it is the verb for changing homes, moving to a new city and moving flats. It is reflexive, and it is always used with a or de for the new or old home: mudarse a Madrid, mudarse de casa. To see it in a real sentence: Él se muda a una casa más grande. — "He/she moves house to a bigger house." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: mudarse

Every person of mudarse in the present tense. The gerund is mudando and the past participle is mudado.

Present indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me mudo
tú te mudas
él/ella/Ud. se muda
nosotros/as nos mudamos
vosotros/as os mudáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se mudan

How the present indicative of mudarse is formed

The present indicative of mudarse is built from the stem mud- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o me mudo
tú -as te mudas
él/ella/Ud. -a se muda
nosotros/as -amos nos mudamos
vosotros/as -áis os mudáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an se mudan

mudarse is a reflexive verb, so every form carries a reflexive pronoun in front of it: me, te, se, nos, os, se. The pronoun always goes before the conjugated verb in the present tense. The gerund is mudando, with the pronoun attached to the end, and the past participle is mudado.

When to use the present tense of mudarse

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and mudarse appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For mudarse, this use looks like this: "Yo me mudo a una casa más grande." — "I move house to a bigger house." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For mudarse, this use looks like this: "Él se muda de piso el mes que viene." — "He/she moves house flats next month." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For mudarse, this use looks like this: "Nosotros nos mudamos a Madrid por el trabajo." — "We move house to Madrid for work." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For mudarse, this use looks like this: "Ellos se mudan con toda la familia." — "They move house with the whole family." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For mudarse, this use looks like this: "Tú te mudas a una casa más grande." — "You move house to a bigger house." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with mudarse. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo me mudo a una casa más grande." — "I move house to a bigger house."
  • Preterite: "Yo me mudé a una casa más grande." — "I moved house to a bigger house." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él se muda de piso el mes que viene." — "He/she moves house flats next month."
  • Preterite: "Él se mudó de piso el mes que viene." — "He/she moved house flats next month." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros nos mudamos a Madrid por el trabajo." — "We move house to Madrid for work."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros nos mudamos a Madrid por el trabajo." — "We moved house to Madrid for work." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with mudarse in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo me mudo a una casa más grande. — I move house to a bigger house.
  2. Tú te mudas de piso el mes que viene. — You move house flats next month.
  3. Él se muda a Madrid por el trabajo. — He/she moves house to Madrid for work.
  4. Nosotros nos mudamos con toda la familia. — We move house with the whole family.
  5. Vosotros os mudáis a una casa más grande. — You all move house to a bigger house.
  6. Ellos se mudan de piso el mes que viene. — They move house flats next month.
  7. Yo me mudo a Madrid por el trabajo. — I move house to Madrid for work.
  8. Él se muda con toda la familia. — He/she moves house with the whole family.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros mudais de piso el mes que viene. — Right: Vosotros mudáis de piso el mes que viene. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: mudáis, not mudais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo me mudo a Madrid por el trabajo. — Right: Ayer, yo me mudé a Madrid por el trabajo. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (me mudé), not the present (me mudo). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo se muda a una casa más grande. — Right: Yo me mudo a una casa más grande. — The person matters: se muda is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is me mudo.
  4. Wrong: Yo mudo con toda la familia. — Right: Yo me mudo con toda la familia. — Mudarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required before the present form.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of mudarse. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a una casa más grande. (present tense) A. me mudo B. te mudas C. se muda D. nos mudamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ de piso el mes que viene. (present tense) A. te mudas B. me mudo C. se muda D. nos mudamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ a Madrid por el trabajo. (present tense) A. se muda B. me mudo C. te mudas D. nos mudamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ con toda la familia. (present tense) A. nos mudamos B. me mudo C. te mudas D. se muda

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ a una casa más grande. (present tense) A. os mudáis B. me mudo C. te mudas D. se muda

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ de piso el mes que viene. (present tense) A. se mudan B. me mudo C. te mudas D. se muda

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a Madrid por el trabajo. (present tense) A. me mudo B. te mudas C. se muda D. nos mudamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ con toda la familia. (present tense) A. se muda B. me mudo C. te mudas D. nos mudamos

Answer key

  1. me mudo — The yo present form of mudarse is me mudo. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. te mudas — The tu present form of mudarse is te mudas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. se muda — The el present form of mudarse is se muda. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. nos mudamos — The nosotros present form of mudarse is nos mudamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. os mudáis — The vosotros present form of mudarse is os mudáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. se mudan — The ellos present form of mudarse is se mudan. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. me mudo — The yo present form of mudarse is me mudo. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. se muda — The el present form of mudarse is se muda. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of mudarse?

Use the present tense of mudarse for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo me mudo a una casa más grande. — "I move house to a bigger house." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of mudarse formed?

Take the stem mud- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of mudarse?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo me mudo de piso el mes que viene. with Yo me mudé de piso el mes que viene. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of mudarse?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the mudarse examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Mudarse conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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