Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vivo | |
| tú | vives | |
| él / ella / usted | vive | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vivimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vivís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | viven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | viví | |
| tú | viviste | |
| él / ella / usted | vivió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vivimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vivisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vivieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vivía | |
| tú | vivías | |
| él / ella / usted | vivía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vivíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | vivíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vivían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | viviré | |
| tú | vivirás | |
| él / ella / usted | vivirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | viviremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | viviréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vivirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | viviría | |
| tú | vivirías | |
| él / ella / usted | viviría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | viviríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | viviríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vivirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | viva | |
| tú | vivas | |
| él / ella / usted | viva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | viváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vivan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Vivo cerca del centro.
I live near the city center.
Cerca de means “near”; de + el contracts to del.
Meaning & usage
- to live; to be alive
- to make a living, to live on
- to live in, reside, inhabit
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations