What does sobrevivir mean?
sobrevivir means to survive in English. It is a regular -ir verb.
Spanish verb guide
Sobrevivir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn sobrevivir, meaning to survive, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irgerund: sobreviviendoparticiple: sobrevivido
Principal forms of sobrevivir
- Infinitive
- sobrevivir
- Gerund
- sobreviviendo
- Past participle
- sobrevivido
Sobrevivir conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | sobrevivo | sobreviví | sobrevivía | sobreviviré |
| tú | sobrevives | sobreviviste | sobrevivías | sobrevivirás |
| él / ella / usted | sobrevive | sobrevivió | sobrevivía | sobrevivirá |
| nosotros/as | sobrevivimos | sobrevivimos | sobrevivíamos | sobreviviremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | sobreviven | sobrevivieron | sobrevivían | sobrevivirán |
Pattern notes
- Sobrevivir follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with sobrevivir
Gracias a Dios que sobreviví.Thank God I survived.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Su compañía sobrevivió a la crisis.Their company survived the crisis.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Normalmente las mujeres sobreviven a sus maridos.Women generally outlive their husbands.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate sobrevivir for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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