How to conjugate Vivir in Spanish

Introduction

Vivir is the Spanish verb for "to live". It is a regular IR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Indicative Tenses of Vivir

Vivir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of vivir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "vivo cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I live close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	vivo	I live
Tú	vives	you live
Ella / Él / Usted	vive	s/he lives, you (formal) live
Nosotras / Nosotros	vivimos	we live
Vosotras / Vosotros	vivís	you (plural) live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	viven	they live,

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Vivir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of vivir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "viví cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I lived close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viví	I lived
Tú	viviste	you lived
Ella / Él / Usted	vivió	s/he lived, you (formal) lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	vivimos	we lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	vivisteis	you (plural) lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivieron	they lived,

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Vivir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of vivir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "vivía cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I used to live close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	vivía	I used to live
Tú	vivías	you used to live
Ella / Él / Usted	vivía	s/he used to live, you (formal) used to live
Nosotras / Nosotros	vivíamos	we used to live
Vosotras / Vosotros	vivíais	you (plural) used to live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivían	they used to live,

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Vivir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of vivir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy viviendo cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I am living close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy viviendo	I am living
Tú	estás viviendo	you are living
Ella / Él / Usted	está viviendo	s/he is living, you (formal) are living
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos viviendo	we are living
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis viviendo	you (plural) are living
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están viviendo	they are living,

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Vivir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of vivir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a vivir cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I am going to live close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a vivir	I am going to live
Tú	vas a vivir	you are going to live
Ella / Él / Usted	va a vivir	s/he is going to live, you (formal) are going to live
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a vivir	we are going to live
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a vivir	you (plural) are going to live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a vivir	they are going to live,

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Vivir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of vivir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "viviré cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I will live close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viviré	I will live
Tú	vivirás	you will live
Ella / Él / Usted	vivirá	s/he will live, you (formal) will live
Nosotras / Nosotros	viviremos	we will live
Vosotras / Vosotros	viviréis	you (plural) will live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivirán	they will live,

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Vivir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of vivir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "viviría cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I would live close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viviría	I would live
Tú	vivirías	you would live
Ella / Él / Usted	viviría	s/he would live, you (formal) would live
Nosotras / Nosotros	viviríamos	we would live
Vosotras / Vosotros	viviríais	you (plural) would live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivirían	they would live,

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Vivir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of vivir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he vivido cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I have lived close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he vivido	I have lived
Tú	has vivido	you have lived
Ella / Él / Usted	ha vivido	s/he has lived, you (formal) have lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos vivido	we have lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis vivido	you (plural) have lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han vivido	they have lived,

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Vivir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of vivir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había vivido cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I had lived close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había vivido	I had lived
Tú	habías vivido	you had lived
Ella / Él / Usted	había vivido	s/he had lived, you (formal) had lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos vivido	we had lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais vivido	you (plural) had lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían vivido	they had lived,

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Vivir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of vivir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré vivido cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I will have lived close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré vivido	I will have lived
Tú	habrás vivido	you will have lived
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá vivido	s/he will have lived, you (formal) will have lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos vivido	we will have lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis vivido	you (plural) will have lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán vivido	they will have lived,

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Vivir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of vivir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría vivido cerca de mi hermana", meaning "I would have lived close to my sister".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría vivido	I would have lived
Tú	habrías vivido	you would have lived
Ella / Él / Usted	habría vivido	s/he would have lived, you (formal) would have lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos vivido	we would have lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais vivido	you (plural) would have lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían vivido	they would have lived,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Vivir

Vivir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "viva", meaning "I live".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viva	I live
Tú	vivas	you live
Ella / Él / Usted	viva	s/he lives, you (formal) live
Nosotras / Nosotros	vivamos	we live
Vosotras / Vosotros	viváis	you (plural) live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivan	they live,

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Vivir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "viviera", meaning "I lived".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viviera	I lived
Tú	vivieras	you lived
Ella / Él / Usted	viviera	s/he lived, you (formal) lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	viviéramos	we lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	vivierais	you (plural) lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivieran	they lived,

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Vivir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "viviere", meaning "I will live".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	viviere	I will live
Tú	vivieres	you will live
Ella / Él / Usted	viviere	s/he will live, you (formal) will live
Nosotras / Nosotros	viviéremos	we will live
Vosotras / Vosotros	viviereis	you (plural) will live
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivieren	they will live,

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Vivir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya vivido", meaning "I have lived".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya vivido	I have lived
Tú	hayas vivido	you have lived
Ella / Él / Usted	haya vivido	s/he has lived, you (formal) have lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos vivido	we have lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis vivido	you (plural) have lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan vivido	they have lived,

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Vivir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera vivido", meaning "I had lived".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera vivido	I had lived
Tú	hubieras vivido	you had lived
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera vivido	s/he had lived, you (formal) had lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos vivido	we had lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais vivido	you (plural) had lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran vivido	they had lived,

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Vivir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere vivido", meaning "I will have lived".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere vivido	I will have lived
Tú	hubieres vivido	you will have lived
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere vivido	s/he will have lived, you (formal) will have lived
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos vivido	we will have lived
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis vivido	you (plural) will have lived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren vivido	they will have lived,

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Imperative Tenses of Vivir

Vivir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "viva", meaning "(to you formal) live!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	vive	(to you) live!
Ella / Él / Usted	viva	(to you formal) live!
Nosotras / Nosotros	vivamos	let's live!
Vosotras / Vosotros	vivid	(to you plural) live!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	vivan	(to you plural formal) live!

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Vivir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no viva", meaning "(to you formal) don't live!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no vivas	(to you) don't live!
Ella / Él / Usted	no viva	(to you formal) don't live!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no vivamos	let's not live!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no viváis	(to you plural) don't live!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no vivan	(to you plural formal) don't live!

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Example sentences and usage

• El comunismo nunca será alcanzado mientras yo viva. Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
• En el verano vivimos en el campo. We live in the country during the summer.
• Voy seguido a la playa porque vivo cerca del mar. I live near the sea so I often get to go to the beach.
• Estoy vivo aunque no esté dando ninguna señal de vida. I am alive even though I am not giving any sign of life.
• ¿Usted sabe dónde vive la chica? Do you know where the girl lives?
• ¿Dónde vive tu tío? Where does your uncle live?
• Es rico y vive como un mendigo. He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.
• A menudo visitaba el museo cuando vivía en Kioto. I would often visit the museum when I lived in Kyoto.

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