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Nacer (to be born) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of nacer (to be born) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Nacer (to be born) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 3: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Nacer (to be born) Naciendo (Being born) Nacido (Born)

Nacer (to be born): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente  Present

Spanish English
yo nazco I am born
tú naces You are born
él/ella nace he is born
nosotros/nosotras nacemos We are born
vosotros/vosotras nacéis You all are born
ellos/ellas nacen They are born

Pretérito perfecto  Present Perfect

Spanish English
yo he nacido I have been born
tú has nacido You have been born
él/ella ha nacido He has been born
nosotros/nosotras hemos nacido We have been born
vosotros/vosotras habéis nacido You have been born
ellos/ellas han nacido They have been born

Subjuntivo presente  Present subjunctive

Spanish English
yo nazca I be born
tú nazcas you be born
él/ella nazca he be born
nosotros/nosotras nazcamos We be born
vosotros/vosotras nazcáis you be born
ellos/ellas nazcan They be born

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto  Past Perfect Subjunctive

Spanish English
yo haya nacido I have been born
tú hayas nacido You have been born
él/ella haya nacido he has been born
nosotros/nosotras hayamos nacido We have been born
vosotros/vosotras hayáis nacido you have been born
ellos/ellas hayan nacido They have been born

Pretérito imperfecto  Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo nacía I was being born
tú nacías You were born
él/ella nacía he was being born
nosotros/nosotras nacíamos We were born
vosotros/vosotras nacíais You were being born
ellos/ellas nacían They were being born

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo había nacido I had been born
tú habías nacido You had been born
él/ella había nacido he had been born
nosotros/nosotras habíamos nacido We had been born
vosotros/vosotras habíais nacido you had been born
ellos/ellas habían nacido They had been born

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto  Subjunctive past imperfect

Spanish English
yo naciera/naciese I was born
tú nacieras/nacieses you were born
él/ella naciera/naciese he were born
nosotros/nosotras naciéramos/naciésemos we were born
vosotros/vosotras nacierais/nacieseis You all were born
ellos/ellas nacieran/naciesen they were born

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto  Past perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese nacido I would have been born
tú hubieras/hubieses nacido You had been born
él/ella hubiera/hubiese nacido he would have been born
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos nacido we had been born
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis nacido You would have been born
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen nacido They would have been born

Pretérito indefinido  Simple Past

Spanish English
yo nací I was born
tú naciste You were born
él/ella nació he was born
nosotros/nosotras nacimos We were born
vosotros/vosotras nacisteis You were born
ellos/ellas nacieron They were born

Pretérito anterior  Preterite Anterior

Spanish English
yo hube nacido I had been born
tú hubiste nacido You had been born
él/ella hubo nacido he had been born
nosotros/nosotras hubimos nacido We had been born
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis nacido You had been born
ellos/ellas hubieron nacido they had been born

Subjuntivo futuro simple  Future subjunctive simple

Spanish English
yo naciere I will be born
tú nacieres you be born
él/ella naciere he should be born
nosotros/nosotras naciéremos we will be born
vosotros/vosotras naciereis You (all) will be born
ellos/ellas nacieren they will be born

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto  Future perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiere nacido I will have been born
tú hubieres nacido You will have been born
él/ella hubiere nacido he will have been born
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos nacido we will have been born
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis nacido You will have been born
ellos/ellas hubieren nacido They will have been born

Futuro simple  Simple Future

Spanish English
yo naceré I will be born
tú nacerás You will be born
él/ella nacerá He will be born
nosotros/nosotras naceremos we will be born
vosotros/vosotras naceréis You will be born
ellos/ellas nacerán They will be born

Futuro perfecto  Future Perfect

Spanish English
yo habré nacido I will have been born
tú habrás nacido You will have been born
él/ella habrá nacido he will have been born
nosotros/nosotras habremos nacido We will have been born
vosotros/vosotras habréis nacido You will have been born
ellos/ellas habrán nacido They will have been born
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo  Imperative

Spanish English
¡nace! Be born!
¡nazca! let him/her be born
¡nazcamos! Let's be born
¡naced! Be born!
¡nazcan! Let them be born!

Imperativo negativo  Negative Imperative

Spanish English
¡no nazcas! Don't be born!
¡no nazca! he/she not be born
¡no nazcamos! let's not be born
¡no nazcáis! do not be born
¡no nazcan! they should not be born

Condicional simple  Simple Conditional

Spanish English
yo nacería I would be born
tú nacerías You would be born
él/ella nacería he would be born
nosotros/nosotras naceríamos We would be born
vosotros/vosotras naceríais You would be born
ellos/ellas nacerían They would be born

Condicional perfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo habría nacido I would have been born
tú habrías nacido You would have been born
él/ella habría nacido he would have been born
nosotros/nosotras habríamos nacido We would have been born
vosotros/vosotras habríais nacido You would have been born
ellos/ellas habrían nacido They would have been born

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will be born into a completely different environment.
Ellos nacerán en un entorno completamente diferente.
2. You are born in different places but with a common destiny.
Vosotros nacéis en diferentes lugares pero con un destino común.
3. We will be born in a new digital world.
Nosotros naceremos en un nuevo mundo digital.
4. He is born into a family of artists.
Él nace en una familia de artistas.
5. You will be born as a writer when you publish your first book.
Tú nacerás como escritor cuando publiques tu primer libro.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. When I was born, the city was very different.
Cuando yo nacía, la ciudad era muy diferente.
2. He was born into a family of artists.
Él ha nacido en una familia de artistas.
3. You were born in Mexico.
Tú naciste en méxico.
4. We were born on the same day.
Nosotros nacimos el mismo día.
5. You all were born in the same year.
Vosotros habéis nacido en el mismo año.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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naciera/naciese, nacieras/nacieses, nazcan, nazcáis, nazca

1.
Es necesario que él ... antes de la medianoche.
(It is necessary that he be born before midnight.)
2.
Deseaba que él/ella ... con buena salud.
(I wished he/she would be born in good health.)
3.
Si tú ... en otra época, todo sería diferente.
(If you were born in another era, everything would be different.)
4.
Esperan que ellos ... fuertes y sanos.
(They hope that they are born strong and healthy.)
5.
Ojalá que vosotros ... en un mundo mejor.
(May you be born into a better world.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It doesn’t seem that you all were born in the same hospital.
No parece que vosotros hayáis nacido en el mismo hospital.
2. They would have been born under different circumstances if the country's situation had been different.
Ellos habrían nacido en diferentes circunstancias si la situación del país hubiera sido otra.
3. It is likely that we were born on the same day.
Es probable que nosotros hayamos nacido el mismo día.
4. We would have been born in the same city, but we moved just before I was born.
Nosotros habríamos nacido en la misma ciudad, pero nos mudamos justo antes de que yo naciera.
5. They had been born under very similar circumstances.
Ellos hubieron nacido bajo circunstancias muy similares.