to live
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Vivimos en un apartamento cerca del malecón.
We live in an apartment near the seawall.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Viví cinco años en San Juan.
I lived in San Juan for five years.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mis abuelos vivían en el campo.
My grandparents lived in the countryside.
Futuro · What will happen
Vivirás mejor cerca de tu familia.
You'll live better near your family.
Condicional · What would happen
Viviría en la playa si pudiera.
I'd live on the beach if I could.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi tía ha vivido siempre en Santiago.
My aunt has always lived in Santiago.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Nunca habíamos vivido tan lejos de casa.
We had never lived so far from home.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
En junio habré vivido diez años aquí.
In June I will have lived here for ten years.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Ellos habrían vivido más tranquilos en el campo.
They would have lived more peacefully in the countryside.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Mi mamá quiere que vivas cerca de ella.
My mom wants you to live near her.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi abuela quería que viviéramos con ella.
My grandmother wanted us to live with her.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Si ella viviese más cerca, la vería más.
If she lived closer, I'd see her more.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que hayan vivido allí mucho tiempo.
I don't think they've lived there very long.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras vivido en los años ochenta, te encantaría esa música.
If you had lived in the eighties, you'd love that music.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Vive el momento.
Live in the moment.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No vivan con miedo.
Don't live in fear.