Paste in visual block mode

Question

I would like to copy some text at the beginning of several lines.

What I have is:

line

111
222
333
444

And what I want is:

line

line 111
line 222
line 333
line 444

I know that I can add line at the beginning of each lines by entering VISUAL BLOCK mode and select the beginning of the lines, then pressing Shift+i, writting line and then press Esc, but I would like a way to copy in visual block mode instead of writting.

Answer 1

Once you have yanked line from visual mode, you…

1. move the cursor to the first 1 of 111,
2. press <C-v> to enter visual-block mode,
3. extend the visual selection to the first 4 of 444,
4. press I to enter insert mode,
5. insert the content of the default register, the line you just yanked, with <C-r>",
6. insert a space,
7. leave insert mode with <Esc>.

Answer 2

and another one:

1. yiw copy "line"
2. jj move to "111"
3. <C-v>} select first col
4. I<space><space><esc> insert 2 spaces
5. gv reselect
6. p paste "line"

Answer 3

In your example you not only want to copy but also to duplicate line four times.

I don't have a solution for that but if you have:

line1
line2
line3
line4

111
222
333
444

You can simply block select (Ctrl v) and yank the block

line1
line2
line3
line4

And past (P) it in front of:

111
222
333
444

It will give you:

line1 111
line2 222
line3 333
line4 444