Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am born
- tú you are born
- usted, él, ella he/she is born
- nosotros we are born
- vosotros Spain you all are born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are born
SPANISH VERB
nacer
to be born
- #76 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: naciendo
- Past participle: nacido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was born
- tú you were born
- usted, él, ella he/she was born
- nosotros we were born
- vosotros Spain you all were born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were born
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be born
- tú you used to be born
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be born
- nosotros we used to be born
- vosotros Spain you all used to be born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be born
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be born
- tú you will be born
- usted, él, ella he/she will be born
- nosotros we will be born
- vosotros Spain you all will be born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be born
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be born
- tú you would be born
- usted, él, ella he/she would be born
- nosotros we would be born
- vosotros Spain you all would be born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be born
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be born
- tú (that) you be born
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be born
- nosotros (that) we be born
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be born
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were born
- tú (if) you were born
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were born
- nosotros (if) we were born
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were born
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were born
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be born!
- usted be born! (formal)
- nosotros be born! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be born! (all of you)
- ustedes be born! (all of you)
How to use nacer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En este hospital nacen veinte niños al día.
Twenty babies are born in this hospital every day.
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Past
Nací en Triana, en la misma casa que mi madre.
I was born in Triana, in the same house as my mother.
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Imperfect
Antes los niños nacían en casa, con una comadrona.
Babies used to be born at home, with a midwife.
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Future
Mi sobrina nacerá en marzo, si todo va bien.
My niece will be born in March, if all goes well.
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Conditional
Si pudiera elegir, nacería otra vez en Andalucía.
If I could choose, I'd be born in Andalusia again.
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Present subjunctive
Cuando nazca el bebé, iremos a conocerlo.
When the baby is born, we'll go and meet him.
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Past subjunctive
Mis padres se mudaron antes de que yo naciera.
My parents moved before I was born.
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Imperative
¡Nace ya, criatura, que tu madre está agotada!
Be born already, little one, your mother is exhausted!
Good to know
- In the past you say nací en Sevilla, with no "was": the verb does it all.
Where you hear nacer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- En esta clínica nacen tres bebés a la semana. Three babies are born at this clinic every week.
- Nací en Teotitlán, en la casa de mi abuela. I was born in Teotitlan, in my grandmother's house.
- Este bebé va a nacer esta noche. This baby is going to be born tonight.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Cada día nacen niños en este hospital. Children are born in this hospital every day.
- La primera niña nació en marzo. The first girl was born in March.
- Este niño va a nacer pronto. This baby is going to be born soon.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.