Conjugation of the French verb vivre
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb vivre, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| vivre | to live | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je vis | I live | |
| tu vis | you live | |
| il vit | he lives | |
| elle vit | she lives | |
| nous vivons | we live | |
| vous vivez | you live | |
| ils vivent | they live | |
| elles vivent | they live | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je vivais | I was living | |
| tu vivais | you were living | |
| il vivait | he was living | |
| elle vivait | she was living | |
| nous vivions | we were living | |
| vous viviez | you were living | |
| ils vivaient | they were living | |
| elles vivaient | they were living | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je vécus | I lived | |
| tu vécus | you lived | |
| il vécut | he lived | |
| elle vécut | she lived | |
| nous vécûmes | we lived | |
| vous vécûtes | you lived | |
| ils vécurent | they lived | |
| elles vécurent | they lived | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai vécu | I lived | |
| tu as vécu | you lived | |
| il a vécu | he lived | |
| elle a vécu | she lived | |
| nous avons vécu | we lived | |
| vous avez vécu | you lived | |
| ils ont vécu | they lived | |
| elles ont vécu | they lived | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais vécu | I had lived | |
| tu avais vécu | you had lived | |
| il avait vécu | he had lived | |
| elle avait vécu | she had lived | |
| nous avions vécu | we had lived | |
| vous aviez vécu | you had lived | |
| ils avaient vécu | they had lived | |
| elles avaient vécu | they had lived | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je vivrai | I will live | |
| tu vivras | you will live | |
| il vivra | he will live | |
| elle vivra | she will live | |
| nous vivrons | we will live | |
| vous vivrez | you will live | |
| ils vivront | they will live | |
| elles vivront | they will live | |
| Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurai vécu | I will have lived | |
| tu auras vécu | you will have lived | |
| il aura vécu | he will have lived | |
| elle aura vécu | she will have lived | |
| nous aurons vécu | we will have lived | |
| vous aurez vécu | you will have lived | |
| ils auront vécu | they will have lived | |
| elles auront vécu | they will have lived | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je vivrais | I would live | |
| tu vivrais | you would live | |
| il vivrait | he would live | |
| elle vivrait | she would live | |
| nous vivrions | we would live | |
| vous vivriez | you would live | |
| ils vivraient | they would live | |
| elles vivraient | they would live | |
| Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais vécu | I would have lived | |
| tu aurais vécu | you would have lived | |
| il aurait vécu | he would have lived | |
| elle aurait vécu | she would have lived | |
| nous aurions vécu | we would have lived | |
| vous auriez vécu | you would have lived | |
| ils auraient vécu | they would have lived | |
| elles auraient vécu | they would have lived | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je vive | (... that) I live | |
| (... que) tu vives | (... that) you live | |
| (... que) il vive | (... that) he lives | |
| (... que) elle vive | (... that) she lives | |
| (... que) nous vivions | (... that) we live | |
| (... que) vous viviez | (... that) you live | |
| (... que) ils vivent | (... that) they live | |
| (... que) elles vivent | (... that) they live | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je vécusse | (... that) I was living | |
| (... que) tu vécusses | (... that) you were living | |
| (... que) il vécût | (... that) he was living | |
| (... que) elle vécût | (... that) she was living | |
| (... que) nous vécussions | (... that) we were living | |
| (... que) vous vécussiez | (... that) you were living | |
| (... que) ils vécussent | (... that) they were living | |
| (... que) elles vécussent | (... that) they were living | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| vive | Live | |
| vivons | Let's live | |
| vivez | Live | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| vivant | living | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| vécu | lived | |
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