Nacer means to come into life or existence, typically referring to the birth of a person or animal. It is used to indicate the beginning of life or origin.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nací | Yo nací en Madrid. I was born in Madrid. | |
| Tú | naciste | Tú naciste en 1990. You were born in 1990. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nació | Ella nació en Barcelona. She was born in Barcelona. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacimos | Nosotros nacimos en verano. We were born in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacisteis | Vosotros nacisteis en el siglo pasado. You all were born last century. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieron | Ellos nacieron en diferentes países. They were born in different countries. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nací | Yo nací en Madrid. I was born in Madrid. | |
| Tú | naciste | Tú naciste en 1990. You were born in 1990. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nació | Ella nació en abril. She was born in April. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacimos | Nosotros nacimos en la misma ciudad. We were born in the same city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacisteis | Vosotros nacisteis en verano. You all were born in summer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieron | Ellos nacieron en diferentes países. They were born in different countries. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nacía | Yo nacía en un pequeño pueblo. I was born in a small town. | |
| Tú | nacías | Tú nacías en esa misma ciudad. You were born in that same city. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacía | Ella nacía en verano. She was born in summer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacíamos | Nosotros nacíamos en los años 80. We were born in the 80s. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacíais | Vosotros nacíais en diferentes ciudades. You all were born in different cities. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacían | Ellos nacían en la misma región. They were born in the same region. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy naciendo | Estoy naciendo en esta ciudad. I am being born in this city. | |
| Tú | estás naciendo | Estás naciendo en un momento importante. You are being born at an important moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está naciendo | Ella está naciendo en el hospital. She is being born in the hospital. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos naciendo | Estamos naciendo en una familia feliz. We are being born into a happy family. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis naciendo | Vosotros estáis naciendo en un momento especial. You all are being born at a special time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están naciendo | Los bebés están naciendo en el hospital. The babies are being born in the hospital. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a nacer | Voy a nacer en primavera. I am going to be born in spring. | |
| Tú | vas a nacer | ¿Vas a nacer en verano? Are you going to be born in summer? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a nacer | Mi hermano va a nacer pronto. My brother is going to be born soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a nacer | Vamos a nacer en el hospital. We are going to be born in the hospital. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a nacer | Vais a nacer en unos meses. You all are going to be born in a few months. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a nacer | Ellos van a nacer en verano. They are going to be born in summer. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | naceré | El bebé naceré en diciembre. The baby will be born in December. | |
| Tú | nacerás | Tú nacerás en primavera. You will be born in spring. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacerá | Ella nacerá en una ciudad grande. She will be born in a big city. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naceremos | Nosotros naceremos en verano. We will be born in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naceréis | Vosotros naceréis en el próximo año. You all will be born next year. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacerán | Los hijos nacerán en otoño. The children will be born in autumn. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nacería | Yo nacería en otra ciudad si tuviera la oportunidad. I would be born in another city if I had the chance. | |
| Tú | nacerías | Tú nacerías en un país diferente si te mudaras. You would be born in a different country if you moved. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacería | Ella nacería en verano si fuera posible. She would be born in summer if it were possible. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naceríamos | Nosotros naceríamos en otra época si pudiéramos. We would be born in another era if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naceríais | Vosotros naceríais en diferentes lugares si viajáis mucho. You all would be born in different places if you travel a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacerían | Ellos nacerían en otra ciudad si se mudaran. They would be born in another city if they moved. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he nacido | Yo he nacido en esta ciudad. I have been born in this city. | |
| Tú | has nacido | Tú has nacido en verano. You have been born in summer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha nacido | Ella ha nacido en 2000. She was born in 2000. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos nacido | Nosotros hemos nacido en esta región. We have been born in this region. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis nacido | Vosotros habéis nacido en diferentes países. You all have been born in different countries. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han nacido | Ellos han nacido en la misma ciudad. They have been born in the same city. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había nacido | Yo había nacido antes de que llegara la noticia. I had been born before the news arrived. | |
| Tú | habías nacido | Tú habías nacido cuando todavía no existía internet. You had been born when internet still didn't exist. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había nacido | Ella había nacido en esa ciudad. She had been born in that city. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos nacido | Nosotros habíamos nacido en diferentes países. We had been born in different countries. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais nacido | Vosotros habíais nacido en la misma época. You all had been born in the same era. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían nacido | Ellos habían nacido antes del siglo XX. They had been born before the 20th century. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré nacido | Para 2025, habré nacido en España. By 2025, I will have been born in Spain. | |
| Tú | habrás nacido | Para entonces, habrás nacido en México. By then, you will have been born in Mexico. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá nacido | Para el próximo año, ella habrá nacido en Argentina. By next year, she will have been born in Argentina. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos nacido | Para 2030, habremos nacido en diferentes países. By 2030, we will have been born in different countries. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis nacido | Para entonces, habréis nacido en España. By then, you all will have been born in Spain. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán nacido | Para 2040, ellos habrán nacido en varias ciudades. By 2040, they will have been born in various cities. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría nacido | Yo habría nacido en otra ciudad. I would have been born in another city. | |
| Tú | habrías nacido | Tú habrías nacido antes de la guerra. You would have been born before the war. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría nacido | Ella habría nacido en 1990. She would have been born in 1990. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos nacido | Nosotros habríamos nacido en esa época. We would have been born in that era. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais nacido | Vosotros habríais nacido en otro país. You all would have been born in another country. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían nacido | Ellos habrían nacido en la misma ciudad. They would have been born in the same city. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nazca | Espero que yo nazca en una familia feliz. I hope that I am born into a happy family. | |
| Tú | nazcas | Es importante que tú nazcas en buena salud. It is important that you are born in good health. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nazca | Dudo que él nazca en esa ciudad. I doubt that he is born in that city. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nazcamos | Queremos que nosotros nazcamos en paz. We want us to be born in peace. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nazcáis | Es posible que vosotros nazcáis en verano. It is possible that you all are born in summer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nazcan | No creo que ellos nazcan en esa época. I don't think they are born in that period. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | naciera | Esperaba que naciera en esa ciudad. I hoped that he was born in that city. | |
| Tú | nacieras | Dudaba que nacieras en esa época. I doubted that you were born in that era. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | naciera | No creía que ella naciera allí. I didn't believe that she was born there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naciéramos | Si nacieramos antes, sería diferente. If we were born earlier, it would be different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacierais | No pensaba que nacierais en esa fecha. I didn't think that you were born on that date. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieran | Era posible que nacieran en otro país. It was possible that they were born in another country. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | naciere | Si naciere en otra ciudad, sería diferente. If I were born in another city, it would be different. | |
| Tú | nacieres | Cuando nacieres en esa familia, todo cambiará. When you are born into that family, everything will change. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | naciere | Es posible que naciere en el futuro cercano. It is possible that he/she will be born in the near future. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naciéremos | Si naciéremos en otro país, aprenderíamos más. If we are born in another country, we would learn more. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naciereis | Quizá naciereis en una ciudad diferente. Maybe you all will be born in a different city. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieren | Es probable que nacieren en el próximo año. They are likely to be born next year. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya nacido | Espero que haya nacido sano. I hope he was born healthy. | |
| Tú | hayas nacido | Es posible que hayas nacido en esa ciudad. It's possible that you were born in that city. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya nacido | Me alegra que haya nacido con buena salud. I'm glad that he was born healthy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos nacido | Es importante que hayamos nacido en esta época. It's important that we were born in this era. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis nacido | No creo que hayáis nacido antes de tiempo. I don't think you were born early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan nacido | Es probable que hayan nacido en diferentes países. It's likely that they were born in different countries. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera nacido | Si hubiera nacido en otra ciudad, sería diferente. If I had been born in another city, it would be different. | |
| Tú | hubieras nacido | Si hubieras nacido antes, habrías visto más cambios. If you had been born earlier, you would have seen more changes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera nacido | Es posible que ella hubiera nacido en otro país. It's possible that she had been born in another country. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos nacido | Si hubiéramos nacido en esa época, habríamos vivido diferentes experiencias. If we had been born in that era, we would have lived different experiences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais nacido | Si hubierais nacido en otra familia, sería distinto. If you had been born in another family, it would be different. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran nacido | Quizá ellos hubieran nacido en un país diferente. Maybe they had been born in a different country. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere nacido | Es posible que para entonces yo hubiere nacido. It is possible that by then I will have been born. | |
| Tú | hubieres nacido | Quizá tú hubieres nacido en otra ciudad. Maybe you will have been born in another city. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere nacido | Es probable que él hubiere nacido antes de la guerra. It is likely that he will have been born before the war. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos nacido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos nacido en diferentes países. By then, we will have been born in different countries. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis nacido | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis nacido en otra época. It is possible that you all will have been born in another era. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren nacido | Es probable que ellos hubieren nacido en diferentes lugares. It is likely that they will have been born in different places. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nací | No uses esta forma en el imperativo. Don't use this form in the imperative. | |
| Tú | nace | ¡Nace en la ciudad mañana! Be born in the city tomorrow! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | naza | ¡Naza con orgullo y fuerza! Be born with pride and strength! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nazca | ¡Naza en esta familia con honor! Be born into this family with honor! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nazcad | ¡Nazcad en la historia con valentía! Be born into history with bravery! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nazcan | ¡Nazcan en un mundo mejor! Be born into a better world! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no nazca | No nazca en esa zona peligrosa. Don't be born in that dangerous area. | |
| Tú | no nazcas | No nazcas todavía, por favor. Don't be born yet, please. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no nazca | No nazca en esa fecha, por favor. Don't be born on that date, please. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nazcamos | No nazcamos en invierno. Let's not be born in winter. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no nazcáis | No nazcáis en esa ciudad. Don't be born in that city. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no nazcan | Que no nazcan en esa época. Let them not be born in that period. |
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