Nacido is the past participle of the verb 'nacer', meaning 'to be born'. It is used in compound tenses and as an adjective to describe someone or something that has been born.
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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 la misma ciudad. We were born in the same city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacisteis | Vosotros nacisteis en el mismo año. You all were born in the same year. | |
| 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 Barcelona. She was born in Barcelona. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacimos | Nosotros nacimos en 1985. We were born in 1985. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacisteis | Vosotros nacisteis en Sevilla. You all were born in Seville. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieron | Ellos nacieron en 1970. They were born in 1970. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nacía | Yo nacía en esa ciudad. I was born in that city. | |
| Tú | nacías | Tú nacías en verano. You were born in summer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacía | Ella nacía en 1990. She was born in 1990. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacíamos | Nosotros nacíamos en la misma época. We were born around the same time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacíais | Vosotros nacíais en diferentes países. You all were born in different countries. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacían | Ellos nacían en la década de los 80. They were born in the 80s. |
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 | Ellos están naciendo en el hospital. They 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 una ciudad grande. I am going to be born in a big city. | |
| Tú | vas a nacer | Tú vas a nacer en primavera. You are going to be born in spring. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a nacer | Ella va a nacer en diciembre. She is going to be born in December. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a nacer | Vamos a nacer en el próximo año. We are going to be born next year. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a nacer | Vosotros vais a nacer en verano. You all are going to be born in summer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a nacer | Ellos van a nacer en la misma ciudad. They are going to be born in the same city. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | naceré | Naceré en una ciudad diferente. I will be born in a different city. | |
| Tú | nacerás | Nacerás en el próximo año. You will be born next year. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacerá | Ella nacerá en verano. She will be born in summer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naceremos | Naceremos en diferentes países. We will be born in different countries. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naceréis | Vuestros hijos naceréis pronto. Your children will be born soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacerán | Los bebés nacerán en invierno. The babies will be born in winter. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nacido | Yo nacido en esa ciudad, si tuviera la oportunidad. I would be born in that city if I had the chance. | |
| Tú | nacido | Tú nacido en verano, si hubieras nacido en invierno. You would be born in summer if you had been born in winter. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nacido | Él nacido en otra época, si hubiera sido más joven. He would be born in another era if he had been younger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacido | Nosotros nacido en el campo, si hubiéramos vivido allí. We would be born in the countryside if we had lived there. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacido | Vosotros nacido en diferentes países, si hubierais viajado más. You all would be born in different countries if you had traveled more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacido | Ellos nacido en esa familia, si hubieran tenido hijos. They would be born into that family if they had had children. |
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 marzo. She has been born in March. | |
| 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 ya había nacido cuando llegaste. I had already been born when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías nacido | Tú habías nacido antes de que ellos se mudaran. You had been born before they moved. | |
| 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 la misma época. We had been born in the same era. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais nacido | Vosotros habíais nacido en diferentes países. You all had been born in different countries. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían nacido | Ellos habían nacido en la década pasada. They had been born in the past decade. |
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 entonces, ya habré nacido. By then, I will have been born. | |
| Tú | habrás nacido | Para esa fecha, tú habrás nacido. By that date, you will have been born. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá nacido | Para entonces, él habrá nacido. By then, he will have been born. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos nacido | Para 2025, nosotros habremos nacido. By 2025, we will have been born. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis nacido | Para entonces, vosotros habréis nacido. By then, you all will have been born. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán nacido | Para ese momento, ellos habrán nacido. By that moment, they will have been born. |
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 lo esperado. You would have been born earlier than expected. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría nacido | Ella habría nacido en esa época. She would have been born at that time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos nacido | Nosotros habríamos nacido en otra familia. We would have been born into another family. | |
| 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 diferentes épocas. They would have been born in different eras. |
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 con buena salud. It is important that you are born healthy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nazca | Es posible que él nazca en otra ciudad. It is possible that he is born in another city. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nazcamos | Queremos que nosotros nazcamos en primavera. We want us to be born in spring. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nazcáis | Dudo que vosotros nazcáis en verano. I doubt that you all are born in summer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nazcan | Es probable que ellos nazcan en el hospital. It is likely that they are born in the hospital. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | naciera | Esperaba que naciera en verano. I hoped that he was born in summer. | |
| Tú | nacieras | Dudaba que nacieras tan temprano. I doubted that you were born so early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | naciera | No creía que ella naciera en esa fecha. I didn't believe that she was born on that date. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naciéramos | Pensaba que nacieramos en esa ciudad. I thought that we were born in that city. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nacierais | Querían que nacierais en invierno. They wanted you all to be born in winter. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieran | No estaban seguros de que nacieran en esa época. They weren't sure that they were born in that period. |
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 | Espero que nacieres en paz mañana. I hope that you are born in peace tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | naciere | Es posible que naciere en el futuro cercano. It is possible that he/she/you will be born in the near future. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | naciéremos | Quizá naciéremos en diferentes países. Maybe we will be born in different countries. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naciereis | ¿Crees que naciereis en la misma familia? Do you think you will be born in the same family? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacieren | Es probable que nacieren en otra época. It is likely that they/you all will be born in another era. |
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 | Creo que ella haya nacido en 2000. I believe she was born in 2000. | |
| 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 todavía. I don't think you were born yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan nacido | Dudo que hayan nacido en esa fecha. I doubt they were born on that date. |
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 | Si ella hubiera nacido en otro país, hablaría diferente. If she had been born in another country, she would speak differently. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos nacido | Si hubiéramos nacido en otra época, sería distinto. If we had been born in another era, it would be different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais nacido | Si hubierais nacido en otra familia, sería diferente. If you had been born in another family, it would be different. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran nacido | Si ellos hubieran nacido en otro país, tendrían otra cultura. If they had been born in another country, they would have a different culture. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré nacido | Para entonces, ya habré nacido. By then, I will have been born. | |
| Tú | habrás nacido | Cuando llegues, ya habrás nacido. When you arrive, you will have been born. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá nacido | Para esa fecha, él ya habrá nacido. By that date, he will have been born. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos nacido | Para entonces, nosotros ya habremos nacido. By then, we will have been born. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis nacido | Para el próximo año, vosotros habréis nacido. By next year, you all will have been born. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán nacido | Para entonces, ellos ya habrán nacido. By then, they will have been born. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No se usa la forma de yo en imperativo. The 'yo' form is not used in the imperative. | |
| Tú | nace | ¡Nace en esa ciudad! Be born in that city! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nace | ¡Nace en esa ciudad! Be born in that city! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nacamos | ¡Nacamos en esa ciudad! Let's be born in that city! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | naced | ¡Naced en esa ciudad! Be born in that city! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nacen | ¡Nacen en esa ciudad! Be born in that city! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no haya nacido | No haya nacido todavía. He/She/It has not been born yet. | |
| Tú | no hayas nacido | No hayas nacido en esa ciudad. Do not be born in that city. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no haya nacido | No haya nacido en esa fecha. He/She/You (formal) has not been born on that date. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no hayamos nacido | No hayamos nacido aún. We have not been born yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no hayáis nacido | No hayáis nacido en esa época. You all (informal) have not been born in that era. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no hayan nacido | No hayan nacido todavía. They/You all (formal) have not been born yet. |
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