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 lives
nosotros/nosotras vivimos We live
vosotros/vosotras vivís you all 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 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 lives
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 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 lived
él/ella vivía he lived
nosotros/nosotras vivíamos We lived
vosotros/vosotras vivíais You all 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 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 would live
nosotros/nosotras viviéramos/viviésemos We lived
vosotros/vosotras vivierais/vivieseis you all would live
ellos/ellas vivieran/viviesen they lived

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo viví I lived
tú viviste You lived
él/ella vivió He 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
nosotros/nosotras hubimos vivido we had lived
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis vivido you had 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 will 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 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 will live
nosotros/nosotras viviremos we will live
vosotros/vosotras viviréis you all 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
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 would live
nosotros/nosotras viviríamos we would live
vosotros/vosotras viviríais You all 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.