vivir
to live
Vivo en el centro.
I live downtown.
vivir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
vivir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
vivir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
vivir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
vivir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
vivir future
Actions yet to happen.
vivir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
vivir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
vivir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
vivir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
vivir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
vivir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
vivir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
vivir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
vivir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
vivir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
vivir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.