All verbs

/vivʁ/to liveB1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
vivons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vi-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

viv-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

viv-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

viv-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

viv-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
vivre
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

vivr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

vivr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

vivre

Past participle
vécu

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

vécu

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

vécu

Conjugation

présent
Ije vis/ʒə vi/I live
youtu vis/ty vi/you live
he/sheil vit/il vi/he lives
wenous vivons/nu vivɔ̃/we live
youvous vivez/vu vive/you live
theyils vivent/il viv/they live

Examples

  • Je vis au Canada.

    /ʒə vi o ka.na.da/

    I live in Canada.

  • Ils vivent en France.

    /il viv ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s/

    They live in France.

  • Où vis-tu ?

    /u vi.ty/

    Where do you live?

Notes

  • vivre is living in the broad sense; habiter is where your address is. Both work for a country, but only vivre works for Je vis bien.

  • Irregular participle: vécu.