Born vs. Borne

• He was born to poor parents.
• I was born on a Friday.
• She was born in Italy.

Note that to give somebody�s place or date of birth, we use the simple past tense form.

• I was born in 1979. (NOT I am born in 1979.)

Borne is the past participle form of the verb bear. It is sometimes used to mean give birth to or carry.

• She has borne eight children. (= She has given birth to eight children.)