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A 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 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
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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
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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
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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 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
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(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
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(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
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(I
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live)
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yo
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vivo
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tú
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vives
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él/ella
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vive
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nosotros
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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
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lived)
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yo
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viví
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tú
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viviste
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él
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vivió
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nosotros
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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 Imperfecto
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(I
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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)
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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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(that
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I eat)
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yo
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coma
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tú
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comas
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él
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coma
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nosotros
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comamos
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vosotros
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comáis
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ellos
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coman
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Pretérito Imperfecto
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(that
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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
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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
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(that
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I live)
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yo
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viva
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tú
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vivas
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él
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viva
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nosotros
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vivamos
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vosotros
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viváis
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ellos
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vivan
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Pretérito Imperfecto
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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
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will live)
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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
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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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