
vivir Conditional Conjugation
vivir — to live
The conditional of vivir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: viviría, vivirías, viviría, viviríamos, viviríais, vivirían.
vivir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express where you would live under certain circumstances or to talk about hypothetical life situations.
Notes on vivir in the Conditional
Vivir is regular in the conditional. The stem is the infinitive 'vivir' and the endings are identical to the -ía imperfect endings.
Example Sentences
Yo viviría en Italia si hablara italiano.
I would live in Italy if I spoke Italian.
yo
¿Vivirías en una ciudad tan grande?
Would you live in such a big city?
tú
Nosotros viviríamos más felices en la montaña.
We would live happier in the mountains.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: viviria
Correct: viviría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vivo
Vivir is a regular -ir verb in the present: vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven.
Preterite
yo: viví
The preterite of vivir is regular: viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron.
Imperfect
yo: vivía
Vivir in the imperfect follows the regular -ir pattern: vivía, vivías, vivía, vivíamos, vivíais, vivían.
Future
yo: viviré
The future of vivir uses the infinitive as the stem: viviré, vivirás, vivirá, viviremos, viviréis, vivirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: viva
The present subjunctive of vivir uses the -a endings: viva, vivas, viva, vivamos, viváis, vivan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: viviera
The imperfect subjunctive of vivir stems from 'vivieron': viviera, vivieras, viviera, viviéramos, vivierais, vivieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vive
The imperative of vivir uses 'vive' for tú and 'viva/vivan' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vivas
The negative imperative of vivir matches the present subjunctive: no vivas, no viva, no vivamos, no viváis, no vivan.