The French verb vivre means "to live". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of vivre is je vis, tu vis, il/elle vit, nous vivons, vous vivez, ils/elles vivent. It is irregular: 3 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is vivant and its past participle is vécu.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | vis (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vis (irregular) | |
| il/ | vit (irregular) | |
| nous | vivons | |
| vous | vivez | |
| ils/ | vivent |
| j' | ai vécu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as vécu (irregular) |
| il/ | a vécu (irregular) |
| nous | avons vécu (irregular) |
| vous | avez vécu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont vécu (irregular) |
| je | vivais |
|---|---|
| tu | vivais |
| il/ | vivait |
| nous | vivions |
| vous | viviez |
| ils/ | vivaient |
| je | vivrai |
|---|---|
| tu | vivras |
| il/ | vivra |
| nous | vivrons |
| vous | vivrez |
| ils/ | vivront |
| je | vivrais |
|---|---|
| tu | vivrais |
| il/ | vivrait |
| nous | vivrions |
| vous | vivriez |
| ils/ | vivraient |
| que je | vive |
|---|---|
| que tu | vives |
| qu'il/ | vive |
| que nous | vivions |
| que vous | viviez |
| qu'ils/ | vivent |
| tu | vis (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | vivons |
| vous | vivez |
Vivre is irregular. The present has vis, vit, and vivent, and the past participle is vécu. The compound past uses avoir, as in ai vécu.
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No, vivre is irregular. Its table includes vis, vit, vivent, and vécu.
It uses avoir plus vécu: ai vécu, as vécu, a vécu, avons vécu, avez vécu, ont vécu.
The forms are vis, vis, vit, vivons, vivez, vivent. The stem changes between viv and vi in the present.