renacer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
renacer — to be born again
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: renaciera, renacieras, renaciera, etc.
renacer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when expressing past desires about something starting over.
Notes on renacer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular based on the preterite stem 'renacie-'. The -ra ending is the most common version.
Example Sentences
Si mi pasión renaciera, volvería a pintar.
If my passion were reborn, I would paint again.
él/ella/usted
Quería que renaciéramos como equipo.
I wanted us to be reborn as a team.
nosotros
Me sorprendió que renacieran sus miedos.
It surprised me that his fears were reborn.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: renazciera
Correct: renaciera
Why: The 'zc' only exists in the present; the imperfect subjunctive always builds off the preterite (renacieron).
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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.
Imperfect
yo: renacía
Renacer is regular in the imperfect: renacía, renacías, renacía, renacíamos, renacíais, renacían.
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.
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.