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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 

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

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he nacido I have been born
(tú) has nacido You have been born
(él/ella) ha nacido he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) nazca I be born
(tú) nazcas you be born
(él/ella) nazca he/she be born
(nosotros/nosotras) nazcamos we are born
(vosotros/vosotras) nazcáis You are born
(ellos/ellas) nazcan they are born

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya nacido I have been born
(tú) hayas nacido You have been born
(él/ella) haya nacido he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) nacía I was born
(tú) nacías You were born
(él/ella) nacía he/she was born
(nosotros/nosotras) nacíamos we were born
(vosotros/vosotras) nacíais you were born
(ellos/ellas) nacían they were born

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había nacido I had been born
(tú) habías nacido You had been born
(él/ella) había nacido he/she 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 

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese nacido I had been born
(tú) hubieras/hubieses nacido You had been born
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese nacido he/she had been born
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos nacido we had been born
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis nacido you had been born
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen nacido they had been born

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) nací I was born
(tú) naciste You were born
(él/ella) nació he/she was born
(nosotros/nosotras) nacimos we were born
(vosotros/vosotras) nacisteis You were born
(ellos/ellas) nacieron they were born

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube nacido I had been born
(tú) hubiste nacido you had been born
(él/ella) hubo nacido he/she 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 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere nacido I will have been born
(tú) hubieres nacido You would have been born
(él/ella) hubiere nacido he/she 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 had been born

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) naceré I will be born
(tú) nacerás You will be born
(él/ella) nacerá he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) habré nacido I will have been born
(tú) habrás nacido you will have been born
(él/ella) habrá nacido he/she 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 

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 

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 

Spanish English
(yo) nacería I would be born
(tú) nacerías You would be born
(él/ella) nacería he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) habría nacido I would have been born
(tú) habrías nacido You would have been born
(él/ella) habría nacido he/she 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.

Show translation Show answers

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.