To be born
Nacer

Mr. Grammar explica el uso del verbo NACER. Lee algunas oraciones e intenta repetirlo.

TRATA DE RECORDAR LO SIGUIENTE ... 

TO BE BORN significa nacer (literalmente ser generado). He nacido o Nací se dice en inglés (siempre en pasado obviamente) I was born.

Pero también hay excepciones en Simple Present como: How many babies are born in this hospital every day? (¿Cuántos bebés nacen en este hospital a diario?).

UNA AYUDITA: Para facilitar las cosas puedes traducir la estructura inglesa I was born como equivalente al español Yo fui generado. Digamos que suena raro pero ayuda a recordarlo, ¿no?

ABAJO TIENES VARIAS ORACIONES PARA PRACTICAR ... 

I was born in Korea.
ái uós born in koría.

Nací en Corea. 

He wasn't born in Korea.
ji uósnt born in koría.

(El) No nació en Corea.

She wasn't born in Korea.
shi uósnt born in koría.

(Ella) No nació en Corea.

You were born in the U.S.
iú uér born in de iués.

Naciste en los Estados Unidos.

We weren't born in the U.S.
uí uérnt born in de iués.

No nacimos en los Estados Unidos.

They weren't born in the U.S.
déi uérnt born in de iués.

(Ellos/as) No nacieron en los Estados Unidos.

When were you born?
I was born in 1970.

¿Cuándo naciste? 
Nací en 1970.

uén uér iú born?
ái uós born in naintín séventi.

Were you born in the U.S.?
No, I wasn't.

¿Naciste en los Estados Unidos?
No.

uér iú born in the iués?
nóu ái uósnt.

ACTIVITY 74: Completa los siguientes cuatro diálogos seleccionando de cada menú la alternativa verbal correcta. Verifica luego las respuestas ...

A

PETER:

WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you at home on the weekend?

DAVID:

No, I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T in the country. 

PETER:

Really?  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you with your family?

DAVID:

Yes, I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T with my sister and brother. 

B

SUE:

WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T your parents born in the U.S.?

KIM:

No, they  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  They  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T born in China.

SUE:

Really? And  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you born in China, too?

KIM:

No, I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T born in New York. 

C

NANCY:

WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you in college last year?

CHUCK:

No, I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  I  graduated two years ago. 

NANCY:

So, where WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you last year?

CHUCK:

I WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T in Europe. I had a job in a hotel.

D

BOB:

WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T you good at sports in high school?

JIM:

Yes, I  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  I played football. 

BOB:

And  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T   your brothers good at sports, too?

JIM:

No, they  WAS WERE WASN'T WEREN'T .  They never liked sports in high school.

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