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A1-ir verbregular

vivir

The model -ir verb — and the question you will be asked at every introduction.

Quick answer

vivir · vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven

to live. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -ir verb.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yovivovivívivíaviviré
túvivesvivistevivíasvivirás
él / ella / ustedvivevivióvivíavivirá
nosotrosvivimosvivimosvivíamosviviremos
vosotrosvivísvivisteisvivíaisviviréis
ellos / ustedesvivenvivieronvivíanvivirán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundviviendo
past participlevivido
imperative (tú)vive
subjunctive (yo)viva

Which form to learn first

vivo and vives, plus the preposition en. That is the whole sentence.

Where you will actually use it

¿Dónde vives?Where do you live?
Vivo en Berlín.I live in Berlin.
Vivimos juntos.We live together.
Viví dos años en México.I lived in Mexico for two years.
¡Viva España!Long live Spain! — the subjunctive used as a cheer.
Vivir del arteto make a living from art

Typical mistakes

Vivo a Berlín.

Vivo en Berlín.

Living happens en a place. The a is for going there.

Nosotros vivemos aquí.

Nosotros vivimos aquí.

The nosotros ending for -ir verbs is -imos, not -emos.

Check yourself

¿Dónde ___ vosotros?

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