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Vivir Imperfect Practice

Vivir (to live) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ir•A1 – A2 level
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The imperfect of vivir takes the -ía endings: vivía, vivías, vivía, vivíamos, vivíais, vivían. Every form has an accent on the í, and yo and él share vivía.

Vivir is the verb you reach for when you describe the past: cuando vivía en Lima…, en esa época vivíamos sin internet. The imperfect paints where and how life was; the preterite viví sums up a finished stay (viví dos años allí).

IIConjugation
vivirImperfect
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él / ella / usted
vivía
nosotros
vivíamos
vosotros
vivíais
ellos / ustedes
vivían
Fully regular in every tense — the model for -ir verbs like escribir, recibir and subir.

Download the vivir conjugation worksheet (PDF) — free, with answer key

48 exercises on vivir across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Background state
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Cuando yo _____ en Lima, iba a la playa todos los fines de semana. (vivir)

When I lived in Lima, I went to the beach every weekend.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Dónde _____ tú cuando nos conocimos? No me acuerdo. (vivir)

Where were you living when we met? I don't remember.

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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De joven, mi abuelo _____ en una casa sin luz ni agua corriente. (vivir)

As a young man, my grandfather lived in a house without electricity or running water.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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En esa época _____ sin internet y no nos parecía raro. (vivir)

Back then we lived without the internet and it didn't seem strange to us.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Antes las familias _____ todas juntas: abuelos, padres e hijos. (vivir)

In the past whole families lived together: grandparents, parents and children.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Mientras yo _____ en Berlín, hablaba alemán todos los días. (vivir)

While I was living in Berlin, I spoke German every day.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
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De pequeño, ¿tú _____ en el campo o en la ciudad? (vivir)

When you were little, did you live in the country or in the city?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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La vecina que _____ en el quinto se mudó el mes pasado. (vivir)

The neighbour who used to live on the fifth floor moved out last month.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Cuando mi hermano y yo _____ con mis padres, cenábamos siempre a las nueve. (vivir)

When my brother and I lived with my parents, we always had dinner at nine.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Los mayas _____ en ciudades con enormes templos de piedra. (vivir)

The Maya lived in cities with enormous stone temples.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿Vosotros _____ ya en este barrio cuando abrieron el mercado? (vivir)

Were you (all) already living in this neighbourhood when they opened the market?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Background state
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Yo _____ en Chile cuando ocurrió el gran terremoto de 2010. (vivir)

I was living in Chile when the big earthquake of 2010 struck.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Según la leyenda, antiguamente un dragón _____ en aquella cueva. (vivir)

According to legend, a dragon once lived in that cave.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Mis tíos _____ en Venezuela y nos visitaban cada Navidad. (vivir)

My aunt and uncle lived in Venezuela and visited us every Christmas.

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