When did you born or when were you born?

The grammatically correct form of this question is "When were you born?". Additionally, your friend can answer with something like, "I was born on January 29, 2013.", with his actual birthday instead of today's date.
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When did I born or when was I born?

"When were you born?" is the correct version. A simple rule of thumb would be to replace it with a similarly formed verb. Born is past participle, so we could replace it with written. "When did you written?" No.
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Is it you are born or you were born?

To elaborate on Jim's answer regarding the historical present: As it stands, without context, I'd say the tense is wrong; babies were born in the past. However, if this is part of a report about, for example, a series of events over a period of time, it would be perfectly acceptable to use the present tense throughout.
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When did he born or born?

"when did he born?" or "when was he born?" we always use "born" with the verb "to be " (to be born). "born" is not the infinitive of a verb. you can not change it and we do not use it with auxiliary verbs like "do" or "did".
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Where were you born vs Where did you born?

Although a fluent English speaker would understand what you were trying to say, the correct question is as you acknowledged, "Where were you born?". The only thing that would be similar to what you asked would be "Where did your birth take place?" I understood that that question I did was an incorrect expression.
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When were you born How do you answer?

The grammatically correct form of this question is "When were you born?". Additionally, your friend can answer with something like, "I was born on January 29, 2013.", with his actual birthday instead of today's date.
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When was or when did?

DID is the past tense of the verb TO DO, and WAS is the past of the verb TO BE. USAGE: I DID my homework already. I WAS sick yesterday. NOTE: The difference in use is that whereas the verb DID (to do) is, so to speak, shows a state of action, the verb WAS (to be) is a verb which shows a state of being.
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Why do we say was born?

In English we say "I was born" because the verb is "to bear", and that verb means to bring a child into the world, to give birth.
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Was born or was born on?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on. Example: I was born on Monday (Christmas day).
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What is past tense of born?

Born Past Tense. bornt. past tense of born is bornt.
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Why we use was born?

The word born is itself a past participle and therefore it is used with helping verb 'was'.
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When was born example?

When I was born, my father was working on "Chicago". My mother was 15 when I was born. "My mother was very young when I was born. My dad was 64 when I was born.
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Is was born grammatically correct?

We use was/were born when we talk about when or where someone started their life: I was born in 1988. Not: I am born in 1988. or I born in 1988.
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Can we say I was born?

The correct phrase here is "I was born," because the past tense of the verb "born" is also "born." The word "borne," however, is the past tense of the verb "bear."
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Can we say he was born?

It is not correct! And the right form should be I was born in Canada. This is because the past tense of born is not borned but rather Was born. The verb bear means carry.
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What the difference between did and were?

Were is past plural. Did is past perfect.
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Where can we use were?

For the past indicative second person and all plural forms, use were. “They were in the stadium,” and “You were standing the whole game.” Also use were for the hypothetical or fantastical subjunctive mood for both singular and plural forms, as in “If they were to bring back popcorn, I would eat it.”
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Where were you born Meaning?

When you ask someone where they are from, you want to know what their origin and ethnicity is. On the other hand, when you ask someone where they were born, you want to know which place they were born in.
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How do you ask for birth place?

The best way to ask this is simply 'Where were you born?' More formal would be 'What is your place of birth?'
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When did you born Google?

Google is celebrating its 21st birthday today with an Doodle showing what a desktop computer looked like more than two decades ago. The company, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, traditionally marks its birthday on the Google homepage on September 27.
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