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SPANISH VERB

vivir

to live

  • #33 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: viviendo
  • Past participle: vivido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I live
  2. tú you live
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lives
  4. nosotros we live
  5. vosotros Spain you all live
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they live

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I lived
  2. tú you lived
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lived
  4. nosotros we lived
  5. vosotros Spain you all lived
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lived

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to live
  2. tú you used to live
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to live
  4. nosotros we used to live
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to live
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to live

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will live
  2. tú you will live
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will live
  4. nosotros we will live
  5. vosotros Spain you all will live
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will live

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would live
  2. tú you would live
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would live
  4. nosotros we would live
  5. vosotros Spain you all would live
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would live

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I live
  2. tú (that) you live
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she live
  4. nosotros (that) we live
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all live
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they live

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I lived
  2. tú (if) you lived
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she lived
  4. nosotros (if) we lived
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all lived
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they lived

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú live!
  2. usted live! (formal)
  3. nosotros live! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain live! (all of you)
  5. ustedes live! (all of you)

How to use vivir

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

  1. Present

    Vivimos en un departamento pequeño pero bonito.

    We live in a small but nice apartment.

  2. Past

    Viví dos años en la Ciudad de México.

    I lived two years in Mexico City.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando era niña, vivía con mis abuelos.

    When I was little, I lived with my grandparents.

  4. Future

    Algún día viviremos cerca del mar.

    Someday we will live near the sea.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Vivirías en otro país por amor?

    Would you live in another country for love?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Donde vivas, siempre serás bienvenido aquí.

    Wherever you live, you will always be welcome here.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me gustaría que vivieran más cerca.

    I would like you all to live closer.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vive el momento y deja el celular!

    Live in the moment and put the phone down!

Where you hear vivir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Vivo en Guadalajara. I live in Guadalajara.
  • De niña, viví en la Ciudad de México. As a girl, I lived in Mexico City.
  • Un día voy a vivir en México. One day I'm going to live in Mexico.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Vivo con mis papás. I live with my parents.
  • Vivíamos en el campo. We used to live in the country.
  • Voy a vivir en Oaxaca en enero. I'm going to live in Oaxaca in January.
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What Do You Do?

Beginner Level 1 · vivo · vives · Vivo en · vive

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Welcome to Our House

Beginner Level 1 · viven

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · vivía · vivíamos · vivías

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Two Thousand Years Ago

Beginner Level 2 · vivían · vivieron

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The Best Mole in Oaxaca

Beginner Level 2 · vivió

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Almost Two Months Already

Beginner Level 2 · vivir

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How Long Will You Stay?

Beginner Level 3 · vivir · viviré

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Camila's Story

Beginner Level 3 · cuando vivía

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When I Go Back

Beginner Level 3 · vivirás

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Just a Coffee

Intermediate Level 1 · has vivido

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The Canyon

Intermediate Level 1 · Nunca había vivido en otro país.

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An Email from Boston

Intermediate Level 1 · viviría

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