Talk about a home and its location.

The idea

Conjugate vivir for the person and add en before the place.

Examples

  • Vivo en un pueblo pequeño.I live in a small village.
  • Mi hermana vive en la costa.My sister lives on the coast.
  • Vivimos en una casa azul.We live in a blue house.
  • ¿Vives en el centro?Do you live in the centre?
  • Mis abuelos viven en una isla.My grandparents live on an island.
  • El médico vive en el campo.The doctor lives in the countryside.

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Watch out

Avoid vivo a Madrid when stating residence; say vivo en Madrid.

Try it yourself

  1. Complete the sentence. Yo vivo ___ una ciudad. (en / a)

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    en

    en introduces the place of residence.

  2. Complete the sentence. Mi tío ___ en un piso. (vive / vivimos)

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    vive

    vive matches the singular subject.

  3. Complete the sentence. Nosotros ___ en el norte. (vivimos / vive)

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    vivimos

    vivimos refers to us.

Use it today

Say where you and someone in your family live.