How to conjugate Vivir in Spanish
To live Regular IR Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Vivir
- Vivir in the Indicative Present
- Vivir in the Indicative Preterite
- Vivir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Vivir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Vivir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Vivir in the Indicative Future
- Vivir in the Indicative Conditional
- Vivir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Vivir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Vivir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Vivir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Vivir
- Imperative tenses of Vivir
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Vivir conjugations (free mobile app)
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!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vivir | to live |
| Past participle | vivido | lived |
| Gerund | viviendo | living |
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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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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