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How to conjugate Criar in Spanish

To rear, to raise, to bring up Irregular Verb

Introduction

Criar is the Spanish verb for "to rear, to raise, to bring up". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to criar include: alzar, elevar, izar, levantar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivecriarto rear, to raise, to bring up
Past participlecriadoreared
Gerundcriandorearing
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Indicative Tenses of Criar

Criar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of criar 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, "crío", meaning "I rear".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocrío I rear
crías you rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcría s/he rears, you (formal) rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriamoswe rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriáisyou (plural) rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrían they rear, you (plural formal) rear

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Criar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of criar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "crie", meaning "I reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocrie I reared
criasteyou reared
Ella / Él / Ustedcrio s/he reared, you (formal) reared
Nosotras / Nosotroscriamoswe reared
Vosotras / Vosotroscriasteisyou (plural) reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriaronthey reared, you (plural formal) reared

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Criar in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocriabaI used to rear
criabasyou used to rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcriabas/he used to rear, you (formal) used to rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriábamoswe used to rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriabaisyou (plural) used to rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriabanthey used to rear, you (plural formal) used to rear

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Criar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of criar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy criando", meaning "I am rearing".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy criandoI am rearing
estás criandoyou are rearing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá criandos/he is rearing, you (formal) are rearing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos criandowe are rearing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis criandoyou (plural) are rearing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán criandothey are rearing, you (plural formal) are rearing

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Criar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a criarI am going to rear
vas a criaryou are going to rear
Ella / Él / Ustedva a criars/he is going to rear, you (formal) are going to rear
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a criarwe are going to rear
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a criaryou (plural) are going to rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a criarthey are going to rear, you (plural formal) are going to rear

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Criar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of criar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "criaré", meaning "I will rear".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocriaréI will rear
criarásyou will rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcriarás/he will rear, you (formal) will rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriaremoswe will rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriaréisyou (plural) will rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriaránthey will rear, you (plural formal) will rear

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Criar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of criar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "criaría", meaning "I would rear".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocriaríaI would rear
criaríasyou would rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcriarías/he would rear, you (formal) would rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriaríamoswe would rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriaríaisyou (plural) would rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriaríanthey would rear, you (plural formal) would rear

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Criar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of criar 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 criado", meaning "I have reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe criadoI have reared
has criadoyou have reared
Ella / Él / Ustedha criados/he has reared, you (formal) have reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos criadowe have reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis criadoyou (plural) have reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan criadothey have reared, you (plural formal) have reared

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Criar in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía criadoI had reared
habías criadoyou had reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía criados/he had reared, you (formal) had reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos criadowe had reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais criadoyou (plural) had reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían criadothey had reared, you (plural formal) had reared

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Criar in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré criadoI will have reared
habrás criadoyou will have reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá criados/he will have reared, you (formal) will have reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos criadowe will have reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis criadoyou (plural) will have reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán criadothey will have reared, you (plural formal) will have reared

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Criar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría criadoI would have reared
habrías criadoyou would have reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría criados/he would have reared, you (formal) would have reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos criadowe would have reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais criadoyou (plural) would have reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían criadothey would have reared, you (plural formal) would have reared

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Subjunctive Tenses of Criar

Criar 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, "críe", meaning "I rear".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocríe I rear
críes you rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcríe s/he rears, you (formal) rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriemoswe rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriéisyou (plural) rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescríen they rear, you (plural formal) rear

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Criar 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, "criara", meaning "I reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocriaraI reared
criarasyou reared
Ella / Él / Ustedcriaras/he reared, you (formal) reared
Nosotras / Nosotroscriáramoswe reared
Vosotras / Vosotroscriaraisyou (plural) reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriaranthey reared, you (plural formal) reared

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Criar 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, "criare", meaning "I will rear".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocriareI will rear
criaresyou will rear
Ella / Él / Ustedcriares/he will rear, you (formal) will rear
Nosotras / Nosotroscriáremoswe will rear
Vosotras / Vosotroscriareisyou (plural) will rear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescriarenthey will rear, you (plural formal) will rear

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Criar 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 criado", meaning "I have reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya criadoI have reared
hayas criadoyou have reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya criados/he has reared, you (formal) have reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos criadowe have reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis criadoyou (plural) have reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan criadothey have reared, you (plural formal) have reared

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Criar 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 criado", meaning "I had reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera criadoI had reared
hubieras criadoyou had reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera criados/he had reared, you (formal) had reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos criadowe had reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais criadoyou (plural) had reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran criadothey had reared, you (plural formal) had reared

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Criar 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 criado", meaning "I will have reared".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere criadoI will have reared
hubieres criadoyou will have reared
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere criados/he will have reared, you (formal) will have reared
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos criadowe will have reared
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis criadoyou (plural) will have reared
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren criadothey will have reared, you (plural formal) will have reared

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Imperative Tenses of Criar

Criar in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
cría (to you) rear!
Ella / Él / Ustedcríe (to you formal) rear!
Nosotras / Nosotroscriemoslet's rear!
Vosotras / Vosotroscriad(to you plural) rear!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescríen (to you plural formal) rear!

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Criar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no críes (to you) don't rear!
Ella / Él / Ustedno críe (to you formal) don't rear!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno criemoslet's not rear!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno criéis(to you plural) don't rear!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno críen (to you plural formal) don't rear!

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