Kilo Lingo

French · Chapter 19 · Lesson 9 · Common mistake

vivre or habiter?

One is where your things are. The other is whether you are alive.

The rule

habiter is to live somewhere, and it is about the ADDRESS. vivre is to live in the wider sense: to be alive, to experience, to live a certain way. You can habiter in Paris and vivre badly, and only one of the two verbs can say either.

Pick the right one

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Pick the right one: vit or habite.

  1. Il à Paris depuis dix ans.

  2. Elle bien.

  3. Nous dans une petite maison.

  4. Mon grand-père encore.

  5. Tu où ?

  6. Ils ont des choses difficiles.