vivre
to live, to be aliveIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai vécu | vivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais vivre | vivraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | vissounds the same as another form in this tense | as vécusounds the same as another form in this tense | vivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas vivresounds the same as another form in this tense | vivrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | vitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a vécusounds the same as another form in this tense | vivaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va vivresounds the same as another form in this tense | vivrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | vivons | avons vécu | vivions | allons vivre | vivronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | vivez | avez vécu | viviez | allez vivre | vivrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | vivent | ont vécu | vivaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont vivre | vivrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. vis covers both "I live, to be alive" and "I am live, to be aliveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and vécu does not — ai vécu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so vivons gives you vivais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; vivre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on vivr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de vivre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de vivre |
| il/elle | vient de vivre |
| nous | venons de vivre |
| vous | venez de vivre |
| ils/elles | viennent de vivre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | vis |
|---|---|
| nous | vivons |
| vous | vivez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en vivant
What this table tells you about vivre
The past participle is vécu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on vivr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: vis, vit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know vivons you already know vivais, vivait and vivaient. Futur proche keeps vivre untouched.