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Italian verb · irregular · first needed at intermediate level (B1)

vivere

to live

Short future and conditional stem vivr- and irregular participle . In the passato prossimo, is the most common, but / is also correct.

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iovivo
tuvivi
lui / leivive
noiviviamo
voivivete
lorovivono

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

ioho vissuto
tuhai vissuto
lui / leiha vissuto
noiabbiamo vissuto
voiavete vissuto
lorohanno vissuto

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iovivevo
tuvivevi
lui / leiviveva
noivivevamo
voivivevate
lorovivevano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iovivrò
tuvivrai
lui / leivivrà
noivivremo
voivivrete
lorovivranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iovivrei
tuvivresti
lui / leivivrebbe
noivivremmo
voivivreste
lorovivrebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

ioviva
tuviva
lui / leiviva
noiviviamo
voiviviate
lorovivano

Examples

  • Vivo a Matera da vent'anni.I've lived in Matera for twenty years.
  • Ho vissuto due anni a Londra.I lived in London for two years.
  • Un giorno vivrò al mare.One day I'll live by the sea.