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vivir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to live

The imperfect conjugation of vivir (regular -ir verb, ranked #31). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo vivía
vivías
él/ella/Ud. vivía
nosotros vivíamos
vosotros vivíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. vivían

Example sentence

Antes yo vivía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to live often.

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