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Vivir (to live) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of vivir (to live) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Vivir (to live) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 3: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Vivir (to live) Viviendo (Living) Vivido (Lived)

Vivir (to live): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) vivo I live
(tú) vives You live
(él/ella) vive he/she lives
(nosotros/nosotras) vivimos we live
(vosotros/vosotras) vivís You live
(ellos/ellas) viven They live

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he vivido I have lived
(tú) has vivido You have lived
(él/ella) ha vivido he/she has lived
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos vivido we have lived
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis vivido you have lived
(ellos/ellas) han vivido They have lived

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) viva I live
(tú) vivas you live
(él/ella) viva he/she live
(nosotros/nosotras) vivamos we live
(vosotros/vosotras) viváis You live
(ellos/ellas) vivan they live

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya vivido I have lived
(tú) hayas vivido you have lived
(él/ella) haya vivido he/she has lived
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos vivido we have lived
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis vivido you have lived
(ellos/ellas) hayan vivido they have lived

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) vivía I lived
(tú) vivías You were living
(él/ella) vivía he lived/she lived
(nosotros/nosotras) vivíamos we lived
(vosotros/vosotras) vivíais You lived
(ellos/ellas) vivían they lived

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había vivido I had lived
(tú) habías vivido you had lived
(él/ella) había vivido he/she had lived
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos vivido we had lived
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais vivido You had lived
(ellos/ellas) habían vivido they had lived

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) viviera/viviese I lived
(tú) vivieras/vivieses You lived
(él/ella) viviera/viviese he/she lived
(nosotros/nosotras) viviéramos/viviésemos we lived
(vosotros/vosotras) vivierais/vivieseis You lived
(ellos/ellas) vivieran/viviesen they lived

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese vivido I had lived
(tú) hubieras/hubieses vivido You had lived
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese vivido he/she had lived
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos vivido we had lived
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis vivido you would have lived
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen vivido they had lived

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) viví I lived
(tú) viviste You lived
(él/ella) vivió He/she lived
(nosotros/nosotras) vivimos we lived
(vosotros/vosotras) vivisteis You lived
(ellos/ellas) vivieron they lived

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube vivido I had lived
(tú) hubiste vivido You had lived
(él/ella) hubo vivido he had lived/she had lived
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos vivido we had lived
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis vivido You lived
(ellos/ellas) hubieron vivido they had lived

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) viviere I will live
(tú) vivieres You will live
(él/ella) viviere he/she would live
(nosotros/nosotras) viviéremos we will live
(vosotros/vosotras) viviereis You will live
(ellos/ellas) vivieren they will live

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere vivido I will have lived
(tú) hubieres vivido You will have lived
(él/ella) hubiere vivido he/she will have lived
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos vivido we will have lived
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis vivido You will have lived
(ellos/ellas) hubieren vivido they will have lived

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) viviré I will live
(tú) vivirás You will live
(él/ella) vivirá he/she will live
(nosotros/nosotras) viviremos we will live
(vosotros/vosotras) viviréis You will live
(ellos/ellas) vivirán they will live

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré vivido I will have lived
(tú) habrás vivido You will have lived
(él/ella) habrá vivido he will have lived/she will have lived
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos vivido we will have lived
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis vivido You will have lived
(ellos/ellas) habrán vivido they will have lived
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡vive! Live!
¡viva! Live!
¡vivamos! Let's live!
¡vivid! live!
¡vivan! Let them live!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡no vivas! do not live!
¡no viva! do not live
¡no vivamos! let's not live!
¡no viváis! Do not live!
¡no vivan! they do not live

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) viviría I would live
(tú) vivirías You would live
(él/ella) viviría he/she would live
(nosotros/nosotras) viviríamos we would live
(vosotros/vosotras) viviríais You would live
(ellos/ellas) vivirían they would live

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría vivido I would have lived
(tú) habrías vivido You would have lived
(él/ella) habría vivido he would have lived
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos vivido we would have lived
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais vivido You would have lived
(ellos/ellas) habrían vivido they would have lived

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will live near the city.
Viviréis cerca de la ciudad.
2. You will live in Germany, won't you?
Vivirás en alemania, ¿verdad?
3. They will live in Poland after moving.
Vivirán en polonia después de mudarse.
4. I live in Madrid.
Yo vivo en madrid.
5. He will live in France with his family.
Vivirá en francia con su familia.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. She lived in Germany.
Ella vivió en alemania.
2. I used to live in Spain, the capital.
Yo vivía en españa, la capital.
3. He has lived in a room at the university.
Juan ha vivido en una habitación en la universidad.
4. Did you live in Denmark?
¿vivisteis en dinamarca?
5. You were living in the Netherlands.
Vosotras vivíais en los países bajos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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vivas, viva, vivieras/vivieses, vivieran/viviesen, viviera/viviese

1.
Espero que tú ... para dejar un recado.
(I hope that you live to leave a message.)
2.
Si ellos ... en el campo, tendrían más tranquilidad.
(If they lived in the countryside, they would have more peace.)
3.
Es posible que él ... para descolgar la llamada.
(It is possible that he may live to pick up the call.)
4.
Si él ... solo, aprendería a cocinar.
(If he lived alone, he would learn to cook.)
5.
Si tú ... cerca, te vería más a menudo.
(If you lived nearby, I would see you more often.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If I had lived in that time, it would have been different.
Si yo hubiera/hubiese vivido en esa época, habría sido diferente.
2. They would have lived on the coast if they had known it was so close.
Ellos habrían vivido en la costa si hubieran sabido que estaba tan cerca.
3. You would have lived in that area if it were safer.
Vosotros habríais vivido en esa zona si fuera más segura.
4. We would have lived abroad if we had been offered the job.
Nosotros habríamos vivido en el extranjero si nos hubieran ofrecido el trabajo.
5. I doubt that you have lived in Spain for so long.
Dudo que hayas vivido en españa por tanto tiempo.