vivir Present Conjugation
vivir — to live
Vivir is a regular -ir verb in the present: vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven.
vivir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to state where you currently reside or to talk about your life situation. It is also used for general truths, like saying where a specific species of animal lives.
Notes on vivir in the Present
Vivir is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern for all -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo vivo en un apartamento pequeño en Madrid.
I live in a small apartment in Madrid.
yo
¿Dónde vives tú ahora?
Where do you live now?
tú
Nosotros vivimos muy cerca de la playa.
We live very close to the beach.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'viven' for the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: vivimos
Why: Learners sometimes confuse -er and -ir endings; remember that 'nosotros' for -ir verbs ends in -imos.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.