vivre

/vivʁ/

verb #429 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to live

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jevisvivaisvécusvivraivivrais
tuvisvivaisvécusvivrasvivrais
il/ellevitvivaitvécutvivravivrait
nousvivonsvivionsvécûmesvivronsvivrions
vousvivezviviezvécûtesvivrezvivriez
ils/ellesviventvivaientvécurentvivrontvivraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jevivevécusse
tuvivesvécusses
il/ellevivevécût
nousvivionsvécussions
vousviviezvécussiez
ils/ellesviventvécussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuvis
nousvivons
vousvivez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
vivant
Past participle
vécu, vécue, vécus, vécues

Examples

retraite.

He wants to live near the sea when he retires.

seule première .

She is learning to live alone for the first time.

.

Living in Paris remains a dream for many people.

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