How to conjugate Creer in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Creer
- Creer in the Indicative Present
- Creer in the Indicative Preterite
- Creer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Creer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Creer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Creer in the Indicative Future
- Creer in the Indicative Conditional
- Creer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Creer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Creer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Creer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Creer
- Imperative tenses of Creer
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Creer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Creer is the Spanish verb meaning "to believe". On it's own, it refers to having faith, or believing in something. For example: Creo en Dios. (I believe in God). When you use "que" after the verb creer, the meaning changes to form an opinion about something. For example: Creo que podría estar enferma (I think she might be sick).
Similar verbs to creer include: juzgar (to consider), tener fe (to have faith), opinar (to believe), suponer (to suppose).
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | creer | to believe, to think |
| Past participle | creído | believed |
| Gerund | creyendo | believing |
Indicative Tenses of Creer
Creer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of creer 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, "creo en milagros", meaning "I believe in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creo | I believe |
| Tú | crees | you believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cree | s/he believes, you (formal) believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creemos | we believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creéis | you (plural) believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creen | they believe, you (plural formal) believe |
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Creer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of creer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "creí en milagros", meaning "I believed in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creí | I believed |
| Tú | creíste | you believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creyó | s/he believed, you (formal) believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creímos | we believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creísteis | you (plural) believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creyeron | they believed, you (plural formal) believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of creer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "creía en milagros", meaning "I used to believe in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creía | I used to believe |
| Tú | creías | you used to believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creía | s/he used to believe, you (formal) used to believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creíamos | we used to believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creíais | you (plural) used to believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creían | they used to believe, you (plural formal) used to believe |
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Creer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of creer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy creyendo en milagros", meaning "I am believing in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy creyendo | I am believing |
| Tú | estás creyendo | you are believing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está creyendo | s/he is believing, you (formal) are believing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos creyendo | we are believing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis creyendo | you (plural) are believing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están creyendo | they are believing, you (plural formal) are believing |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of creer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a creer en milagros", meaning "I am going to believe in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a creer | I am going to believe |
| Tú | vas a creer | you are going to believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a creer | s/he is going to believe, you (formal) are going to believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a creer | we are going to believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a creer | you (plural) are going to believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a creer | they are going to believe, you (plural formal) are going to believe |
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Creer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of creer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "creeré en milagros", meaning "I will believe in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creeré | I will believe |
| Tú | creerás | you will believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creerá | s/he will believe, you (formal) will believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creeremos | we will believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creeréis | you (plural) will believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creerán | they will believe, you (plural formal) will believe |
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Creer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of creer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "creería en milagros", meaning "I would believe in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creería | I would believe |
| Tú | creerías | you would believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creería | s/he would believe, you (formal) would believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creeríamos | we would believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creeríais | you (plural) would believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creerían | they would believe, you (plural formal) would believe |
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Creer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of creer 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 creído en milagros", meaning "I have believed in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he creído | I have believed |
| Tú | has creído | you have believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha creído | s/he has believed, you (formal) have believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos creído | we have believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis creído | you (plural) have believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han creído | they have believed, you (plural formal) have believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of creer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había creído en milagros", meaning "I had believed in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había creído | I had believed |
| Tú | habías creído | you had believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había creído | s/he had believed, you (formal) had believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos creído | we had believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais creído | you (plural) had believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían creído | they had believed, you (plural formal) had believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of creer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré creído en milagros", meaning "I will have believed in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré creído | I will have believed |
| Tú | habrás creído | you will have believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá creído | s/he will have believed, you (formal) will have believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos creído | we will have believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis creído | you (plural) will have believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán creído | they will have believed, you (plural formal) will have believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of creer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría creído en milagros", meaning "I would have believed in miracles".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría creído | I would have believed |
| Tú | habrías creído | you would have believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría creído | s/he would have believed, you (formal) would have believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos creído | we would have believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais creído | you (plural) would have believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían creído | they would have believed, you (plural formal) would have believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Subjunctive Tenses of Creer
Creer 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, "crea", meaning "I believe".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | crea | I believe |
| Tú | creas | you believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | crea | s/he believes, you (formal) believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creamos | we believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creáis | you (plural) believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | crean | they believe, you (plural formal) believe |
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Creer 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, "creyera", meaning "I believed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creyera | I believed |
| Tú | creyeras | you believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creyera | s/he believed, you (formal) believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creyéramos | we believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creyerais | you (plural) believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creyeran | they believed, you (plural formal) believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer 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, "creyere", meaning "I will believe".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | creyere | I will believe |
| Tú | creyeres | you will believe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | creyere | s/he will believe, you (formal) will believe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creyéremos | we will believe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creyereis | you (plural) will believe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | creyeren | they will believe, you (plural formal) will believe |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer 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 creído", meaning "I have believed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya creído | I have believed |
| Tú | hayas creído | you have believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya creído | s/he has believed, you (formal) have believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos creído | we have believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis creído | you (plural) have believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan creído | they have believed, you (plural formal) have believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer 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 creído", meaning "I had believed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera creído | I had believed |
| Tú | hubieras creído | you had believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera creído | s/he had believed, you (formal) had believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos creído | we had believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais creído | you (plural) had believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran creído | they had believed, you (plural formal) had believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Creer 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 creído", meaning "I will have believed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere creído | I will have believed |
| Tú | hubieres creído | you will have believed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere creído | s/he will have believed, you (formal) will have believed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos creído | we will have believed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis creído | you (plural) will have believed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren creído | they will have believed, you (plural formal) will have believed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imperative Tenses of Creer
Creer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "crea", meaning "(to you formal) believe!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cree | (to you) believe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | crea | (to you formal) believe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creamos | let's believe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | creed | (to you plural) believe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | crean | (to you plural formal) believe! |
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Creer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no crea", meaning "(to you formal) don't believe!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no creas | (to you) don't believe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no crea | (to you formal) don't believe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no creamos | let's not believe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no creáis | (to you plural) don't believe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no crean | (to you plural formal) don't believe! |
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Example sentences and usage
- La mayoría de la gente cree que estoy loco. Most people think I'm crazy.
- Creo que lo mejor es no ser maleducado. I think it is best not to be impolite.
- Viendo que no estás sorprendido, creo que debes estar al corriente. Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
- Creo que los exámenes están arruinando la educación. I think exams are ruining education.
- Es bueno tener ideales...¿No crees? It is good to have goals... don't you think?
- Su historia era demasiado tonta para que alguien la creyera. His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
- La situación es peor de lo que creíamos. The situation is worse than we believed.
- ¿Crees que comenzará la guerra? Do you believe war will start?
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