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vivir

to live

verb Word 204 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate vivir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo vivo I live / I am living
tú vives you live / you are living
él/ella vive he/she lives / he/she is living / you live (formal) / you are living (formal)
nosotros vivimos we live / we are living
ellos/ellas viven they live / they are living / you all live / you all are living

Preterite

yo viví I lived
tú viviste you lived
él/ella vivió he/she lived / you lived (formal)
nosotros vivimos we lived
ellos/ellas vivieron they lived / you all lived

Imperfect

yo vivía I was living / I used to live
tú vivías you were living / you used to live
él/ella vivía he/she was living / he/she used to live / you were living (formal) / you used to live (formal)
nosotros vivíamos we were living / we used to live
ellos/ellas vivían they were living / they used to live / you all were living / you all used to live

Future

yo viviré I will live
tú vivirás you will live
él/ella vivirá he/she will live / you will live (formal)
nosotros viviremos we will live
ellos/ellas vivirán they will live / you all will live

In a sentence

¿Dónde vives ahora?

Where do you live now?

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