vivait
Vivait is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of the French verb vivre, meaning "to live." In English, it corresponds to "he lived" or "he was living," depending on the context. The imperfect tense in French is used to describe ongoing or habitual past actions and states, often serving as background information or setting the scene, in contrast to the passé composé which expresses completed actions.
Vivait appears in phrases such as "Quand il était enfant, il vivait à Lyon" or "Elle vivait
In literary or narrative French, the imperfect is common for describing past scenes, states, or repeated actions,