Live Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: have life or be alive.

Live Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Base Form/Infinitive (V1): Live
Past Tense (V2): Lived
Past Participle Form (V3): Lived
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Living
3rd Person Singular (V5): Lives

Live Past Tense:

Past Tense of Live is Lived.

Example: Sarah lived among the books.

Live Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Live is Lived.

Example: Sarah has lived among the books.

Live Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Live is Living.

Example: Sarah is living among the books.

Live 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Live is Lives.

Example: Sarah lives among the books.

live past tense

Live Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I live among the books.
  • We/You/They live among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam lives among the books.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am living among the books.
  • We/You/They are living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam is living among the books.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have lived among the books.
  • We/You/They have lived among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam has lived among the books.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been living among the books.
  • We/You/They have been living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been living among the books.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I lived among the books.
  • We/You/They lived among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam lived among the books.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was living among the books.
  • We/You/They were living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam was living among the books.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had lived among the books.
  • We/You/They had lived among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam had lived among the books.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been living among the books.
  • We/You/They had been living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been living among the books.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will live among the books.
  • We/You/They will live among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will live among the books.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be living among the books.
  • We/You/They will be living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be living among the books.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have lived among the books.
  • We/You/They will have lived among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have lived among the books.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been living among the books.
  • We/You/They will have been living among the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been living among the books.

Past Tense of Live Phrasal Verbs

Live Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Live on Lived on
Live up Lived up
Live with Lived with
Live down Lived down
Live out Lived out
Live in Lived in
Live off Lived off
Live for Lived for
Live through Lived through
Live away Lived away

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FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Live?

Future Tense of live is “will live”.

What is the Present Tense of Live?

Present Tense of live is “live + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they live
He/she/it/singular name lives
Present participle living

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Live?

Past perfect tense of take is “had lived”.