renacer Imperfect Conjugation
renacer — to be born again
Renacer is regular in the imperfect: renacía, renacías, renacía, renacíamos, renacíais, renacían.
renacer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a gradual process of rebirth or a state of being reborn that happened habitually in the past.
Notes on renacer in the Imperfect
Renacer is a regular -er verb in the imperfect. All forms have a written accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Sentía que renacía cada vez que escuchaba esa canción.
I felt like I was being reborn every time I heard that song.
yo
En esa época, las tradiciones antiguas renacían.
In that era, ancient traditions were being reborn.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tu fe renacía poco a poco.
Your faith was being reborn little by little.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: renacia
Correct: renacía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect must have an accent mark on the 'i' to be grammatically correct.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renazco
Renacer is irregular in the first person (yo renazco), but regular for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: renací
Renacer is completely regular in the preterite: renací, renaciste, renació, renacimos, renacisteis, renacieron.
Future
yo: renaceré
Renacer is regular in the future: renaceré, renacerás, renacerá, renaceremos, renaceréis, renacerán.
Conditional
yo: renacería
Renacer is regular in the conditional: renacería, renacerías, renacería, renaceríamos, renaceríais, renacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: renazca, renazcas, renazca, renazcamos, renazcáis, renazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renaciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: renaciera, renacieras, renaciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: renace
Use 'renace' for tú and 'renazca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renazcas
All negative commands for renacer use the 'zc' stem: no renazcas, no renazca, no renazcan.