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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Avoid vivo a Madrid when stating residence; say vivo en Madrid.
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Complete the sentence. Yo vivo ___ una ciudad. (en / a)
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en
en introduces the place of residence.
Complete the sentence. Mi tío ___ en un piso. (vive / vivimos)
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vive
vive matches the singular subject.
Complete the sentence. Nosotros ___ en el norte. (vivimos / vive)
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vivimos
vivimos refers to us.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Complete the sentence. Yo vivo ___ una ciudad. (en / a)
Complete the sentence. Mi tío ___ en un piso. (vive / vivimos)
Complete the sentence. Nosotros ___ en el norte. (vivimos / vive)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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