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verb in Spanish must have one of three endings in the infinitive:
'...ar', '...er', '...ir'. What is significant
here is that the '...ir' and '...er' verb endings of regular verbs
are identical in nearly all tenses and moods with very few exceptions.
Look for these exceptions (marked in red) rather then learn the two groups separately.
I've marked the Future Subjunctive with an *. This tense is
nowadays only found in literature and legal language.
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VIVIR y COMER
(Remember:
the 'usted' form takes the same as 'él' and 'ustedes' the same as
'ellos')
To
see how the 'compound tenses' (eg. I have eaten etc) follow the
patterns as with SALTAR (compound tenses)
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Simple tenses (indicative)
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COMER (infinitive)
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Presente
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Simple
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| (I
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eat)
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| yo
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como
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| tú
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comes
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| él/ella
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come
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| nosotros
|
comemos
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| vosotros
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coméis
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| ellos
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comen
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Pretérito
Perfecto Simple
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| (I
|
ate)
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| yo
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comí
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| tú
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comiste
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| él
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comió
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| nosotros
|
comimos
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| vosotros
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comisteis
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| nosotros
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comieron
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Pretérito
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Imperfecto
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| (I
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ate)
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| y.
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comía
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| t.
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comías
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| é.
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comía
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| n.
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comíamos
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| v.
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comíais
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| e.
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comían
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Futuro
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| (I
will
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eat)
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| y.
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comeré
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| t.
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comerás
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| é.
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comerá
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| n.
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comeremos
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| v.
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comeréis
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| e.
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comerán
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Condicional
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| (I
would
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eat)
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| y.
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comería
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| t.
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comerías
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| é.
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comería
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| n.
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comeríamos
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| v.
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comeríais
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| e.
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comerían
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Imperativo
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(eg.orders)
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eat!
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| come
|
(tú)
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| coma
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(él,
usted)
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| comamos
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(nosotros)
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| comed
|
(vosotros)
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| coman
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(ellos,
ustedes)
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gerundio:
comiendo
participio:
comido
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VIVIR (infinitive)
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Presente
|
Simple
|
| (I
|
live)
|
| yo
|
vivo
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| tú
|
vives
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| él/ella
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vive
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| nosotros
|
vivimos
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| vosotros
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vivís
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| ellos
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viven
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Pretérito
Perfecto Simple
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| (I
|
lived)
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| yo
|
viví
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| tú
|
viviste
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| él
|
vivió
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| nosotros
|
vivimos
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| vosotros
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vivisteis
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| nosotros
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vivieron
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Pretérito
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Imperfecto
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| (I
|
lived)
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| y.
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vivía
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| t.
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vivías
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| é.
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vivía
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| n.
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vivíamos
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| v.
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vivíais
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| e.
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vivían
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Futuro
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| (I
will
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live)
|
| y.
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viviré
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| t.
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vivirás
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| é.
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vivirá
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| n.
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viviremos
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| v.
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viviréis
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| e.
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vivirán
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Condicional
|
| (I
would
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live)
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| y.
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viviría
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| t.
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vivirías
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| é.
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viviría
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| n.
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viviríamos
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| v.
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viviríais
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| e.
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vivirían
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Imperativo
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(eg.orders)
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|
live!
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| vive
|
(tú)
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| viva
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(él,
usted)
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| vivamos
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(nosotros)
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| vivid
|
(vosotros)
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| vivan
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(ellos,
ustedes)
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gerundio:
viviendo
participio:
vivido
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Simple tenses
(subjunctive)
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COMER
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|
Presente
|
Simple
|
| (that
|
I
eat)
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| yo
|
coma
|
| tú
|
comas
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| él
|
coma
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| nosotros
|
comamos
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| vosotros
|
comáis
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| ellos
|
coman
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Pretérito
Imperfecto
|
| (that
|
I
ate)
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| y.
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comiera/comiese
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| t.
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comieras/comieses
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| é.
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comiera/comiese
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| n.
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comiéramos/comiésemos
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| v.
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comierais/comieseis
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| e.
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comieran/comiesen
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Futuro*
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| (that
I
|
will
eat)
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| y.
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comiere
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| t.
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comieres
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| é.
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comiere
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| n.
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comiéremos
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| v.
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comiereis
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| e.
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comieren
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VIVIR
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Presente
|
Simple
|
| (that
|
I
live)
|
| yo
|
viva
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| tú
|
vivas
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| él
|
viva
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| nosotros
|
vivamos
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| vosotros
|
viváis
|
| ellos
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vivan
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Pretérito
Imperfecto
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|
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(that I
lived)
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| y.
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viviera/viviese
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| t.
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vivieras/vivieses
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| é.
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viviera/viviese
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| n.
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viviéramos/viviésemos
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| v.
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vivierais/vivieseis
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| e.
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vivieran/viviesen
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Futuro*
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| (that
I
|
will
live)
|
| y.
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viviere
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| t.
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vivieres
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| é.
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viviere
|
| n.
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viviéremos
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| v.
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viviereis
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| e.
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vivieren
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