Nacer imperfect conjugation
Nacer in the imperfect: nacía, nacías, nacía, nacíamos, nacíais, nacían.
- to be born; to arise
- irregular (-zc-)
- Participle: nacido
- Gerund: naciendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | nacía |
|---|---|
| tú | nacías |
| él/ella/usted | nacía |
| nosotros | nacíamos |
| vosotros | nacíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | nacían |
How to use nacer in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular (nacía, nacías, nacía, nacíamos, nacían) but less common, because a birth is usually a single completed event. You will use it for repeated births in the past (every spring, whenever a baby was born) and for background in a story. Do not use it to give someone's birth date; that always takes the preterite. It also appears in descriptions like Nacía el día cuando salimos, The day was dawning when we left.
Examples
Cada vez que nacía un nieto, mi abuela tejía una manta.
Every time a grandchild was born, my grandmother knitted a blanket.
Nacía el día cuando salimos hacia la obra.
Day was breaking when we left for the job site.
En esa época nacían pocos niños en el pueblo.
Back then few children were born in the town.
Quick check: nacer in the imperfect
More nacer tenses
- All nacer tenses
- Nacer present
- Nacer preterite
- Nacer future
- Nacer conditional
- Nacer present subjunctive
- Nacer affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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