French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | vivote | vivotais | vivoterai | vivoterais | vivote | vivotasse | ||
| tu | vivotes | vivotais | vivoteras | vivoterais | vivotes | vivotasses | ||
| il | vivote | vivotait | vivotera | vivoterait | vivote | vivotât | ||
| nous | vivotons | vivotions | vivoterons | vivoterions | vivotions | vivotassions | ||
| vous | vivotez | vivotiez | vivoterez | vivoteriez | vivotiez | vivotassiez | ||
| ils | vivotent | vivotaient | vivoteront | vivoteraient | vivotent | vivotassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai vivoté | avais vivoté | aurai vivoté | aurais vivoté | aie vivoté | eusse vivoté | ||
| tu | as vivoté | avais vivoté | auras vivoté | aurais vivoté | aies vivoté | eusses vivoté | ||
| il | a vivoté | avait vivoté | aura vivoté | aurait vivoté | ait vivoté | eût vivoté | ||
| nous | avons vivoté | avions vivoté | aurons vivoté | aurions vivoté | ayons vivoté | eussions vivoté | ||
| vous | avez vivoté | aviez vivoté | aurez vivoté | auriez vivoté | ayez vivoté | eussiez vivoté | ||
| ils | ont vivoté | avaient vivoté | auront vivoté | auraient vivoté | aient vivoté | eussent vivoté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | vivotai | eus vivoté | (tu) | vivote | Present | vivotant | ||
| tu | vivotas | eus vivoté | (nous) | vivotons | Past | vivoté | ||
| il | vivota | eut vivoté | (vous) | vivotez | Perfect | ayant vivoté | ||
| nous | vivotâmes | eûmes vivoté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | vivotâtes | eûtes vivoté | (tu) | aie vivoté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | vivotèrent | eurent vivoté | (nous) | ayons vivoté | avoir vivoté | |||
| (vous) | ayez vivoté | |||||||
Vivoter is a regular -er verb.




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