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How to do present tense conjugation with regular Spanish verbs that end in -ir

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How to do present tense conjugation with regular Spanish verbs that end in -ir

Conjugation of vivir

The verb vivir means "to live" in Spanish. It is a regular -ir verb, meaning its conjugations follow the standard pattern for -ir verbs in the present tense. Below is a table showing its conjugations, with the endings highlighted in bold.

Person Conjugation
yo vivo
vives
él vive
ella vive
usted vive
nosotros vivimos
vosotros vivís
ellos viven

The conjugations for the feminine forms (nosotras, vosotras, ellas) are the same as for the masculine or mixed forms (nosotros, vosotros, ellos).


Examples

  1. Yo vivo en España. (I live in Spain.)
  2. Tú vives en una casa grande. (You live in a big house.)
  3. Ella vive cerca del mar. (She lives near the sea.)
  4. Nosotros vivimos en el campo. (We live in the countryside.)

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