French reference
vivre
to live; to be alive; to experience
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I live |
| tu | you live |
| il/elle/on | he/she lives |
| nous | we live |
| vous | you (plural/formal) live |
| ils/elles | they live |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lived; I have lived |
| tu | you lived; you have lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she lived; he/she has lived |
| nous | we lived; we have lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lived; you (plural/formal) have lived |
| ils/elles | they lived; they have lived |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to live |
| tu | you used to live |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to live |
| nous | we used to live |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to live |
| ils/elles | they used to live |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lived |
| tu | you had lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lived |
| nous | we had lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lived |
| ils/elles | they had lived |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will live |
| tu | you will live |
| il/elle/on | he/she will live |
| nous | we will live |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will live |
| ils/elles | they will live |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have lived |
| tu | you will have lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have lived |
| nous | we will have lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have lived |
| ils/elles | they will have lived |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to live |
| tu | you are going to live |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to live |
| nous | we are going to live |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to live |
| ils/elles | they are going to live |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just lived |
| tu | you have just lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just lived |
| nous | we have just lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just lived |
| ils/elles | they have just lived |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lived |
| tu | you lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she lived |
| nous | we lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lived |
| ils/elles | they lived |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lived |
| tu | you had lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lived |
| nous | we had lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lived |
| ils/elles | they had lived |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would live |
| tu | you would live |
| il/elle/on | he/she would live |
| nous | we would live |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would live |
| ils/elles | they would live |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lived |
| tu | you would have lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lived |
| nous | we would have lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lived |
| ils/elles | they would have lived |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lived |
| tu | you would have lived |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lived |
| nous | we would have lived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lived |
| ils/elles | they would have lived |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I live |
| tu | (that) you live |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she lives |
| nous | (that) we live |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) live |
| ils/elles | (that) they live |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have lived |
| tu | (that) you have lived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has lived |
| nous | (that) we have lived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have lived |
| ils/elles | (that) they have lived |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I lived |
| tu | (that) you lived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she lived |
| nous | (that) we lived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) lived |
| ils/elles | (that) they lived |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had lived |
| tu | (that) you had lived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had lived |
| nous | (that) we had lived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had lived |
| ils/elles | (that) they had lived |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | live! |
| nous | let's live! |
| vous | live! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have lived by then! |
| nous | let's have lived by then! |
| vous | have lived by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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