Ella Verbscreerse to consider oneself (e.g. clever), to believe (a story) Irregular Verb Top 100
At a glance: Creerse (to consider oneself (e.g. clever), to believe (a story)) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me creo, te crees, se cree, nos creemos, os creéis, se creen. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (creíste, creímos, creísteis); ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to y (creyó, creyeron); yo is regular. It is also irregular in the imperfect subjunctive (me creyera), gerund (creyendo) and past participle (creído).

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The Indicative Present of creerse 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, “me creo”, meaning “I consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creo | I consider myself |
| Tú | te crees | you consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cree | s/he considers him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creemos | we consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creéis | you (plural) consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creen | they consider themselves |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cre- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of creerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me creí”, meaning “I considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creí | I considered myself |
| Tú | te creíste | you considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creyó | s/he considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creímos | we considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creísteis | you (plural) considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creyeron | they considered themselves |
How it’s built: Tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (creíste, creímos, creísteis); ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to y (creyó, creyeron); yo is regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of creerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me creía”, meaning “I used to consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creía | I used to consider myself |
| Tú | te creías | you used to consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creía | s/he used to consider him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creíamos | we used to consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creíais | you (plural) used to consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creían | they used to consider themselves |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cre- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of creerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy creyendo”, meaning “I am considering myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy creyendo | I am considering myself |
| Tú | te estás creyendo | you are considering yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está creyendo | s/he is considering him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos creyendo | we are considering ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis creyendo | you (plural) are considering yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están creyendo | they are considering themselves |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund creyendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of creerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a creer”, meaning “I am going to consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a creer | I am going to consider myself |
| Tú | te vas a creer | you are going to consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a creer | s/he is going to consider him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a creer | we are going to consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a creer | you (plural) are going to consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a creer | they are going to consider themselves |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive creer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of creerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me creeré”, meaning “I will consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creeré | I will consider myself |
| Tú | te creerás | you will consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creerá | s/he will consider him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creeremos | we will consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creeréis | you (plural) will consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creerán | they will consider themselves |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive creer plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of creerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me creería”, meaning “I would consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creería | I would consider myself |
| Tú | te creerías | you would consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creería | s/he would consider him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creeríamos | we would consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creeríais | you (plural) would consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creerían | they would consider themselves |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive creer plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of creerse 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, “me he creído”, meaning “I have considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he creído | I have considered myself |
| Tú | te has creído | you have considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha creído | s/he has considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos creído | we have considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis creído | you (plural) have considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han creído | they have considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of creerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había creído”, meaning “I had considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había creído | I had considered myself |
| Tú | te habías creído | you had considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había creído | s/he had considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos creído | we had considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais creído | you (plural) had considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían creído | they had considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of creerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré creído”, meaning “I will have considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré creído | I will have considered myself |
| Tú | te habrás creído | you will have considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá creído | s/he will have considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos creído | we will have considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis creído | you (plural) will have considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán creído | they will have considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of creerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría creído”, meaning “I would have considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría creído | I would have considered myself |
| Tú | te habrías creído | you would have considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría creído | s/he would have considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos creído | we would have considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais creído | you (plural) would have considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían creído | they would have considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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, “me crea”, meaning “I consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me crea | I consider myself |
| Tú | te creas | you consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se crea | s/he considers him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creamos | we consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creáis | you (plural) consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se crean | they consider themselves |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cre- plus the -er subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me creyera”, meaning “I considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creyera | I considered myself |
| Tú | te creyeras | you considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creyera | s/he considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creyéramos | we considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creyerais | you (plural) considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creyeran | they considered themselves |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, creyeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (creyéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me creyere”, meaning “I will consider myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me creyere | I will consider myself |
| Tú | te creyeres | you will consider yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se creyere | s/he will consider him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos creyéremos | we will consider ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os creyereis | you (plural) will consider yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se creyeren | they will consider themselves |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, creyeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (creyéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me haya creído”, meaning “I have considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya creído | I have considered myself |
| Tú | te hayas creído | you have considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya creído | s/he has considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos creído | we have considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis creído | you (plural) have considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan creído | they have considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me hubiera creído”, meaning “I had considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera creído | I had considered myself |
| Tú | te hubieras creído | you had considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera creído | s/he had considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos creído | we had considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais creído | you (plural) had considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran creído | they had considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere creído”, meaning “I will have considered myself”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere creído | I will have considered myself |
| Tú | te hubieres creído | you will have considered yourself |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere creído | s/he will have considered him/herself |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos creído | we will have considered ourselves |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis creído | you (plural) will have considered yourselves |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren creído | they will have considered themselves |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle creído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “créase”, meaning “(to you formal) consider yourself!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | créete | (to you) consider yourself! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | créase | (to you formal) consider yourself! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | creámonos | let's consider ourselves! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | créeos | (to you plural) consider yourselves! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | créanse | (to you plural formal) consider yourselves! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (créete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (créase, créanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (creámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (créeos).
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se crea”, meaning “(to you formal) don't consider yourself!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te creas | (to you) don't consider yourself! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se crea | (to you formal) don't consider yourself! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos creamos | let's not consider ourselves! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os creáis | (to you plural) don't consider yourselves! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se crean | (to you plural formal) don't consider yourselves! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te creas, no se crea, no nos creamos, no os creáis, no se crean.
Creerse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (creíste, creímos, creísteis); ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to y (creyó, creyeron); yo is regular. It is also irregular in the imperfect subjunctive (me creyera), gerund (creyendo) and past participle (creído).
In the present tense (presente), creerse is conjugated as: yo me creo, tú te crees, él/ella/usted se cree, nosotros nos creemos, vosotros os creéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se creen. The present tense 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), creerse is conjugated as: yo me creí, tú te creíste, él/ella/usted se creyó, nosotros nos creímos, vosotros os creísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se creyeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), creerse is conjugated as: yo me creía, tú te creías, él/ella/usted se creía, nosotros nos creíamos, vosotros os creíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se creían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), creerse is conjugated as: yo me creeré, tú te creerás, él/ella/usted se creerá, nosotros nos creeremos, vosotros os creeréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se creerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), creerse is conjugated as: yo me crea, tú te creas, él/ella/usted se crea, nosotros nos creamos, vosotros os creáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se crean. The present subjunctive 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.
Creer means ‘to believe, to think’ and creerse means ‘to consider oneself (e.g. clever), to believe (a story)’. Creerse is the reflexive form of creer, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo creo becomes me creo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so cree becomes créete.
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