Skip to content
EveryLingua All languagesDictionary
EN

Conjugation of leven

  • Meaning to live (to be alive)
  • Level A2
  • Pattern regular (-de) · conjugated like wonen
  • Auxiliary hebben

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Voltooid verleden tijdpast perfect

ikhad geleefd
jij/​jehad geleefd
hij/​zij/​hethad geleefd
wij/​wehadden geleefd
julliehadden geleefd
zij/​zehadden geleefd

More on this: Ik had al gegeten: the pluperfect

Onvoltooid tegenwoordige toekomende tijdfuture

ikzal leven
jij/​jezult leven
hij/​zij/​hetzal leven
wij/​wezullen leven
julliezullen leven
zij/​zezullen leven

More on this: Ik zal je bellen: zullen

Conditional

Imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

Quick practice

5 gaps, first from the example sentences above, then from the table. Every answer counts towards your reviews.

Keep going

Verbs with the same pattern

Related grammar topics

The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.