Regular verb
The verb to move
move → moved → moved
A1Meaning: to change position; to go to live somewhere new; to make someone feel emotion · Type: regular · Frequency: Top 10 English verbs
Key points to remember
- Present Simple:
move / moves - Past Simple:
moved - Past participle:
moved - -ing form:
moving(without the final e)
Conjugation of the verb to move
Present Simple
| I | move |
| You | move |
| He / She / It | moves |
| We | move |
| You (pl.) | move |
| They | move |
Past Simple
| I | moved |
| You | moved |
| He / She / It | moved |
| We | moved |
| You (pl.) | moved |
| They | moved |
All the forms of the verb to move
Present Simple
Full pagemove / moves
“Don't move!”
See the pagePresent Continuous
Full pageam / is / are moving
“I am moving the chairs right now.”
See the pagePast Simple
Full pagemoved
“We moved to London.”
See the pagePast Continuous
Full pagewas / were moving
“I was moving the chairs when the phone rang.”
See the pagePresent Perfect
Full pagehave / has moved
“I have already moved the chairs.”
See the pagePast Perfect
Full pagehad moved
“She had already moved the chairs when I arrived.”
See the pageFuture Simple
Full pagewill move
“I will move the chairs tomorrow.”
See the pageGoing to Future
Full pageam / is / are going to move
“I'm going to move the chairs this weekend.”
See the pageConditional (would)
Full pagewould move
“I would move the chairs if I had time.”
See the pageHow to use to move
1. Changing position
- Don't move!
2. Going to live somewhere new
With a town or a country, use move to.
- We moved to Paris.
3. Making someone feel emotion
If a film moves you, it makes you feel strong emotions.
- The film moved me.
A common mistake
1. We moved in London ❌
To say where you go to live, use move to + a town or a country: We moved to London. Move in means to start living in a new home, with no place after it: We moved in last week. With a building, say move into: We moved into a new flat.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past simple of move?+
Move is a regular verb. Its Past Simple and its past participle are both moved: We moved to a new town last year.
What is the difference between move in and move out?+
Move in means to start living in a new home: When did you move in? Move out means to leave the home where you lived: I moved out of my old flat last month. To name the new home, say move into: They moved into a bigger house.
What does it mean when something moves you?+
Move can also be about feelings. If a film or a story moves you, it makes you feel strong emotions, often sadness: The film moved me to tears. So move has a physical meaning and an emotional meaning.
What does moving mean?+
As an adjective, moving has two meanings. It can mean in motion: Never jump off a moving train. It can also mean that something makes you feel emotion: She gave a moving speech. Moving house means going to live in a new home.
What does move on mean?+
Move on means to stop thinking about something sad or finished and to start something new: It's time to move on after a bad year. In class, it can also mean to go to the next topic: Let's move on to exercise 3.
Updated on 12 November 2026 by the Big Challenge teaching team. Every year, more than 500,000 students across Europe take part in our English contest, created in 1999. Our teaching approach →
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