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Vivir (to live) · Future

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Vivir in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo viviré, tú vivirás, él/ella/usted vivirá, nosotros/as viviremos, vosotros/as viviréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vivirán. The future of vivir is the model regular -ir future. The full infinitive 'vivir' serves as the stem, then -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án endings — identical to every other regular Spanish verb.

vivir conjugation in the Future (Futuro simple)
To LiveVivir
I will live
yo viviré
you will live
tú vivirás
he/she will live
él/ella/usted vivirá
we will live
nosotros/as viviremos
you will live
vosotros/as viviréis
they will live
ellos/ellas/ustedes vivirán
Examples

Vivir (to live) in context

Sentences that use vivir in the future. Tap each to hear it.

Algún día viviré junto al mar.

Someday I will live by the sea.

¿Dónde vivirás el año que viene?

Where will you live next year?

Mi hermana vivirá en Barcelona.

My sister will live in Barcelona.

Viviremos en una casa con jardín.

We will live in a house with a garden.

Viviréis experiencias maravillosas.

You will live wonderful experiences.

Las próximas generaciones vivirán en otro mundo.

The next generations will live in another world.

Tip

Working with the future

The simple future ("haré", "tendré") competes with the more conversational "voy a + infinitive" construction in everyday Spanish — the going-to form is more common for near-term plans. The simple future shines in two cases: formal or more distant predictions, and conjecture about the present ("¿qué hora será?" = "what time could it be?"). About 12 high-frequency verbs use contracted future stems (har-, dir-, tendr-, pondr-, vendr-, saldr-, podr-, querr-, sabr-, habr-, valdr-, cabr-); the rest just append future endings to the full infinitive.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate vivir in the future?
The future of vivir is: yo viviré, tú vivirás, él/ella/usted vivirá, nosotros/as viviremos, vosotros/as viviréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vivirán. The full infinitive 'vivir' serves as the future stem — same predictable pattern as every regular Spanish verb.
Are future endings the same across all conjugation classes?
Yes — the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) are identical across -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Compare hablaré, comeré, viviré. Only the stem changes: regular verbs use the full infinitive, while about 12 irregular verbs use contracted stems (haré, diré, tendré, podré, etc.). Once you know the future endings, you can conjugate any Spanish verb's future as long as you know the stem.
When should I use 'viviré' instead of 'voy a vivir'?
Both express future living. 'Viviré' (simple future) feels slightly more formal, more committed, or further in time. 'Voy a vivir' (going-to future) is more conversational for near-term plans: 'El año que viene voy a vivir en Madrid' (Next year I'm going to live in Madrid). The simple future also expresses conjecture: '¿Dónde vivirá Juan?' = 'Where could Juan be living? / I wonder where he lives.'
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