vivir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
vivir — to live
The imperfect subjunctive of vivir stems from 'vivieron': viviera, vivieras, viviera, viviéramos, vivierais, vivieran.
vivir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (Si viviera en...) to describe hypothetical past or present situations, or after past-tense verbs of influence.
Notes on vivir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Vivir is regular here, following the rule of using the preterite 'ellos' stem (vivier-).
Example Sentences
Si yo viviera en París, comería pan cada día.
If I lived in Paris, I would eat bread every day.
yo
Me gustaría que viviéramos más cerca.
I would like it if we lived closer.
nosotros
Fue una pena que no vivieran la experiencia.
It was a shame they didn't live (experience) the experience.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vivieramos
Correct: viviéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos 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.
Conditional
yo: viviría
The conditional of vivir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: viviría, vivirías, viviría, viviríamos, viviríais, vivirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: viva
The present subjunctive of vivir uses the -a endings: viva, vivas, viva, vivamos, viváis, vivan.
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.