Born
We usebornin the phrasebe bornto indicate that a child has entered the world:
They say that in China a new babyis bornevery five minutes.
We usewas/were bornwhen we talk about when or where someone started their life:
Iwas bornin 1988.
Not:I am born in 1988. orI born in 1988.
Bear,bore,borne
Bearmeans to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expressioncan’t bear. The past form isboreand the -edform isborne:
I can’tbearso much football on television.
She hasborneall her problems with great courage.
The verbbearis sometimes used to describe the act of giving birth. It is most commonly used in the past tense and in rather formal situations.Haveis more common when talking about giving birth:
Sheboretwelve children in twenty-two years.(or, more commonly,Shehadtwelve children …)