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Vivir (to live) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Vivir (to live) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Vivir - Conjugation of to live in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Vivir (to live) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

Conjugation of to live in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese vivido I would have lived
  • tú hubieras/hubieses vivido You would have lived
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese vivido he would have lived
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos vivido We would have lived
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis vivido You would have lived
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen vivido they would have lived

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese vivido en esa época, habría sido diferente. If I had lived in that time, it would have been different.
  • Si tú hubieras/hubieses vivido la experiencia, lo entenderías mejor. If you had lived the experience, you would understand it better.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese vivido en el extranjero, conocería otra cultura. If he had lived abroad, he would know another culture.
  • Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos vivido en la ciudad, todo sería más fácil. If we had lived in the city, everything would be easier.
  • Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis vivido en el campo, sabríais lo que es la calma. If you all had lived in the countryside, you would know what calm is.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen vivido en ese lugar, lo recordarían aún. If they had lived in that place, they would still remember it.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - vivir (to live)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Vivir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellos ... en ese lugar, lo recordarían aún.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen vivido en ese lugar, lo recordarían aún.
(If they had lived in that place, they would still remember it.)

2. Si yo ... en esa época, habría sido diferente.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese vivido en esa época, habría sido diferente.
(If I had lived in that time, it would have been different.)

3. Si nosotros ... en la ciudad, todo sería más fácil.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos vivido en la ciudad, todo sería más fácil.
(If we had lived in the city, everything would be easier.)

4. Si tú ... la experiencia, lo entenderías mejor.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses vivido la experiencia, lo entenderías mejor.
(If you had lived the experience, you would understand it better.)

5. Si él ... en el extranjero, conocería otra cultura.

Si él hubiera/hubiese vivido en el extranjero, conocería otra cultura.
(If he had lived abroad, he would know another culture.)

6. Si vosotros ... en el campo, sabríais lo que es la calma.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis vivido en el campo, sabríais lo que es la calma.
(If you all had lived in the countryside, you would know what calm is.)