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How to conjugate Crecer in Spanish

To grow up, to rise, to increase Irregular Verb

Introduction

Crecer is the Spanish verb for "to grow up, to rise, to increase". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to crecer include: acrecentar, aumentar, incrementar, subir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivecrecerto grow up, to rise, to increase
Past participlecrecidogrown up
Gerundcreciendogrowing up

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Indicative Tenses of Crecer

Crecer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of crecer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "crezco", meaning "I grow up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocrezco I grow up
crecesyou grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcreces/he grows up, you (formal) grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscrecemoswe grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscrecéisyou (plural) grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrecenthey grow up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of crecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "crecí", meaning "I grew up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocrecíI grew up
crecisteyou grew up
Ella / Él / Ustedcreciós/he grew up, you (formal) grew up
Nosotras / Nosotroscrecimoswe grew up
Vosotras / Vosotroscrecisteisyou (plural) grew up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrecieronthey grew up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of crecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "crecía", meaning "I used to grow up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocrecíaI used to grow up
crecíasyou used to grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrecías/he used to grow up, you (formal) used to grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscrecíamoswe used to grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscrecíaisyou (plural) used to grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrecíanthey used to grow up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of crecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy creciendo", meaning "I am growing up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy creciendoI am growing up
estás creciendoyou are growing up
Ella / Él / Ustedestá creciendos/he is growing up, you (formal) are growing up
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos creciendowe are growing up
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis creciendoyou (plural) are growing up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán creciendothey are growing up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of crecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a crecer", meaning "I am going to grow up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a crecerI am going to grow up
vas a creceryou are going to grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedva a crecers/he is going to grow up, you (formal) are going to grow up
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a crecerwe are going to grow up
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a creceryou (plural) are going to grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a crecerthey are going to grow up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of crecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "creceré", meaning "I will grow up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocreceréI will grow up
crecerásyou will grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrecerás/he will grow up, you (formal) will grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscreceremoswe will grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscreceréisyou (plural) will grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescreceránthey will grow up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of crecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "crecería", meaning "I would grow up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocreceríaI would grow up
creceríasyou would grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrecerías/he would grow up, you (formal) would grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscreceríamoswe would grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscreceríaisyou (plural) would grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescreceríanthey would grow up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of crecer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he crecido", meaning "I have grown up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe crecidoI have grown up
has crecidoyou have grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedha crecidos/he has grown up, you (formal) have grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos crecidowe have grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis crecidoyou (plural) have grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan crecidothey have grown up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of crecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había crecido", meaning "I had grown up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía crecidoI had grown up
habías crecidoyou had grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía crecidos/he had grown up, you (formal) had grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos crecidowe had grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais crecidoyou (plural) had grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían crecidothey had grown up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of crecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré crecido", meaning "I will have grown up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré crecidoI will have grown up
habrás crecidoyou will have grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá crecidos/he will have grown up, you (formal) will have grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos crecidowe will have grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis crecidoyou (plural) will have grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán crecidothey will have grown up,

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Crecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of crecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría crecido", meaning "I would have grown up".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría crecidoI would have grown up
habrías crecidoyou would have grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría crecidos/he would have grown up, you (formal) would have grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos crecidowe would have grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais crecidoyou (plural) would have grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían crecidothey would have grown up,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Crecer

Crecer in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "crezca", meaning "I grow up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocrezca I grow up
crezcas you grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrezca s/he grows up, you (formal) grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscrezcamos we grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscrezcáis you (plural) grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrezcan they grow up,

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Crecer in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "creciera", meaning "I grew up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocrecieraI grew up
crecierasyou grew up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrecieras/he grew up, you (formal) grew up
Nosotras / Nosotroscreciéramoswe grew up
Vosotras / Vosotroscrecieraisyou (plural) grew up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrecieranthey grew up,

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Crecer in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "creciere", meaning "I will grow up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocreciereI will grow up
crecieresyou will grow up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrecieres/he will grow up, you (formal) will grow up
Nosotras / Nosotroscreciéremoswe will grow up
Vosotras / Vosotroscreciereisyou (plural) will grow up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrecierenthey will grow up,

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Crecer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya crecido", meaning "I have grown up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya crecidoI have grown up
hayas crecidoyou have grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya crecidos/he has grown up, you (formal) have grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos crecidowe have grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis crecidoyou (plural) have grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan crecidothey have grown up,

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Crecer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera crecido", meaning "I had grown up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera crecidoI had grown up
hubieras crecidoyou had grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera crecidos/he had grown up, you (formal) had grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos crecidowe had grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais crecidoyou (plural) had grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran crecidothey had grown up,

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Crecer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere crecido", meaning "I will have grown up".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere crecidoI will have grown up
hubieres crecidoyou will have grown up
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere crecidos/he will have grown up, you (formal) will have grown up
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos crecidowe will have grown up
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis crecidoyou (plural) will have grown up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren crecidothey will have grown up,

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Imperative Tenses of Crecer

Crecer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "crezca", meaning "(to you formal) grow! up".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
crece(to you) grow! up
Ella / Él / Ustedcrezca (to you formal) grow! up
Nosotras / Nosotroscrezcamos let's grow! up
Vosotras / Vosotroscreced(to you plural) grow! up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrezcan (to you plural formal) grow! up

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Crecer in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no crezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't grow! up".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no crezcas (to you) don't grow! up
Ella / Él / Ustedno crezca (to you formal) don't grow! up
Nosotras / Nosotrosno crezcamos let's not grow! up
Vosotras / Vosotrosno crezcáis (to you plural) don't grow! up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno crezcan (to you plural formal) don't grow! up

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