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.
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.