ITALIAN VERB

abitare

to live (somewhere)

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

Abito in centro, vicino alla stazione.

I live in the centre, near the station.
Past

Ho abitato a Torino per cinque anni.

I lived in Turin for five years.
Imperfect

Da piccola abitavo in campagna con i nonni.

As a little girl I lived in the country with my grandparents.
Future

L'anno prossimo abiteremo in una casa più grande.

Next year we'll live in a bigger house.
Conditional

Abiterei volentieri vicino al mare.

I'd gladly live near the sea.
Present subjunctive

Credo che abiti ancora con i suoi.

I think he still lives with his parents.
Imperative

Abitate pure qui finché trovate casa.

Feel free to live here until you find a place.

Abitare is living at an address, vivere is living in general: abito a Roma, vivo bene.

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.