What does vivir mean in English?

Vivir means "to live" in English.

How do you conjugate vivir in Spanish?

Vivir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with vivir?

Common idiomatic expressions using vivir include: "vivir al día" (to live day by day / hand to mouth), "vivir de" (to live on/off), "¡Viva!" (Long live! / Hurray!). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What verbs are related to vivir?

Verbs related to vivir include: sobrevivir, convivir, revivir. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use vivir in a sentence?

Example: "Vivo en Madrid desde hace cinco años." which means "I have been living in Madrid for five years." in English.

What are synonyms for vivir?

Spanish synonyms for vivir include: habitar, residir, morar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Vivir

to live

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

vivir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

viviendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

vivido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vivo I live	I live
tú	vives you live	you live
él/ella/usted	vive he/she/you lives	he/she/you lives
nosotros	vivimos we live	we live
vosotros	vivís you all live	you all live
ellos/ustedes	viven they/you all live	they/you all live

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vivía I used to live	I used to live
tú	vivías you used to live	you used to live
él/ella/usted	vivía he/she/you used to live	he/she/you used to live
nosotros	vivíamos we used to live	we used to live
vosotros	vivíais you all used to live	you all used to live
ellos/ustedes	vivían they/you all used to live	they/you all used to live

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viví I lived	I lived
tú	viviste you lived	you lived
él/ella/usted	vivió he/she/you lived	he/she/you lived
nosotros	vivimos we lived	we lived
vosotros	vivisteis you all lived	you all lived
ellos/ustedes	vivieron they/you all lived	they/you all lived

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viviré I will live	I will live
tú	vivirás you will live	you will live
él/ella/usted	vivirá he/she/you will live	he/she/you will live
nosotros	viviremos we will live	we will live
vosotros	viviréis you all will live	you all will live
ellos/ustedes	vivirán they/you all will live	they/you all will live

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viviría I would live	I would live
tú	vivirías you would live	you would live
él/ella/usted	viviría he/she/you would live	he/she/you would live
nosotros	viviríamos we would live	we would live
vosotros	viviríais you all would live	you all would live
ellos/ustedes	vivirían they/you all would live	they/you all would live

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viva that I live	that I live
tú	vivas that you live	that you live
él/ella/usted	viva that he/she/you live	that he/she/you live
nosotros	vivamos that we live	that we live
vosotros	viváis that you all live	that you all live
ellos/ustedes	vivan that they/you all live	that they/you all live

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viviera or viviese that I lived	that I lived
tú	vivieras or vivieses that you lived	that you lived
él/ella/usted	viviera or viviese that he/she/you lived	that he/she/you lived
nosotros	viviéramos or viviésemos that we lived	that we lived
vosotros	vivierais or vivieseis that you all lived	that you all lived
ellos/ustedes	vivieran or viviesen that they/you all lived	that they/you all lived

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he vivido I have lived	I have lived
tú	has vivido you have lived	you have lived
él/ella/usted	ha vivido he/she/you have lived	he/she/you have lived
nosotros	hemos vivido we have lived	we have lived
vosotros	habéis vivido you all have lived	you all have lived
ellos/ustedes	han vivido they/you all have lived	they/you all have lived

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había vivido I had lived	I had lived
tú	habías vivido you had lived	you had lived
él/ella/usted	había vivido he/she/you had lived	he/she/you had lived
nosotros	habíamos vivido we had lived	we had lived
vosotros	habíais vivido you all had lived	you all had lived
ellos/ustedes	habían vivido they/you all had lived	they/you all had lived

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube vivido I had lived	I had lived
tú	hubiste vivido you had lived	you had lived
él/ella/usted	hubo vivido he/she/you had lived	he/she/you had lived
nosotros	hubimos vivido we had lived	we had lived
vosotros	hubisteis vivido you all had lived	you all had lived
ellos/ustedes	hubieron vivido they/you all had lived	they/you all had lived

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré vivido I will have lived	I will have lived
tú	habrás vivido you will have lived	you will have lived
él/ella/usted	habrá vivido he/she/you will have lived	he/she/you will have lived
nosotros	habremos vivido we will have lived	we will have lived
vosotros	habréis vivido you all will have lived	you all will have lived
ellos/ustedes	habrán vivido they/you all will have lived	they/you all will have lived

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría vivido I would have lived	I would have lived
tú	habrías vivido you would have lived	you would have lived
él/ella/usted	habría vivido he/she/you would have lived	he/she/you would have lived
nosotros	habríamos vivido we would have lived	we would have lived
vosotros	habríais vivido you all would have lived	you all would have lived
ellos/ustedes	habrían vivido they/you all would have lived	they/you all would have lived

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya vivido that I have lived	that I have lived
tú	hayas vivido that you have lived	that you have lived
él/ella/usted	haya vivido that he/she/you have lived	that he/she/you have lived
nosotros	hayamos vivido that we have lived	that we have lived
vosotros	hayáis vivido that you all have lived	that you all have lived
ellos/ustedes	hayan vivido that they/you all have lived	that they/you all have lived

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera vivido that I had lived	that I had lived
tú	hubieras vivido that you had lived	that you had lived
él/ella/usted	hubiera vivido that he/she/you had lived	that he/she/you had lived
nosotros	hubiéramos vivido that we had lived	that we had lived
vosotros	hubierais vivido that you all had lived	that you all had lived
ellos/ustedes	hubieran vivido that they/you all had lived	that they/you all had lived

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	vive	live! (you)
usted	viva	live! (you formal)
nosotros	vivamos	let's live!
vosotros	vivid	live! (you all)
ustedes	vivan	live! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no vivas	don't live! (you)
usted	no viva	don't live! (you formal)
nosotros	no vivamos	let's not live!
vosotros	no viváis	don't live! (you all)
ustedes	no vivan	don't live! (you all)

More About "vivir"

Idiomatic Expressions

vivir al día

to live day by day / hand to mouth

💡 Living without long-term planning or financial security

vivir de

to live on/off

💡 Deriving one's livelihood from something

¡Viva!

Long live! / Hurray!

💡 Expression of celebration or support

vivir para ver

you live and learn

💡 Expressing surprise at unexpected events

vivir a lo grande

to live it up / live large

💡 Living luxuriously or extravagantly

ganarse la vida

to earn a living

💡 Supporting oneself financially

Examples in Context

Vivo en Madrid desde hace cinco años.

I have been living in Madrid for five years.

Present

Mis abuelos vivieron en el campo.

My grandparents lived in the countryside.

Preterite

¿Dónde vives?

Where do you live?

Present

He vivido experiencias increíbles.

I have lived incredible experiences.

Present Perfect

Viviré en esta ciudad el resto de mi vida.

I will live in this city for the rest of my life.

Future

Related Verbs

sobrevivir(to survive)

compound - to survive

convivir(to live together, coexist)

compound - to live together/coexist

revivir(to revive, relive)

compound - to revive/relive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

habitar(to inhabit, dwell)

More formal or literary

residir(to reside)

Formal, often for official contexts

morar(to dwell)

Archaic or poetic

Antonyms:

morir(to die)

Usage Notes

•Vivir is a regular -ir verb
•Main meanings: to live (reside), to live (be alive), to experience
•Often used with "en" to indicate location: vivir en (to live in)
•Can mean "to experience": vivir una aventura (to experience an adventure)
•Present participle "viviendo" used for ongoing residence
•Common with time expressions: vivir desde hace (to have been living since)
•Exclamation "¡Viva!" used for celebrations: ¡Viva España! (Long live Spain!)
•Distinguished from "estar" for temporary location vs. permanent residence

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