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How to conjugate Criarse in Spanish

To grow (as a person) Irregular Verb

Introduction

Criarse is the Spanish verb for "to grow (as a person)". It is an irregular reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivecriarseto grow (as a person)
Past participlecriadogrown
Gerundcriandogrowing
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Indicative Tenses of Criarse

Criarse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of criarse 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 crío", meaning "I grow".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome crío I grow
te crías you grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse cría s/he grows, you (formal) grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criamoswe grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criáisyou (plural) grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse crían they grow, you (plural formal) grow

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Criarse in the Indicative Preterite

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome crie I grew
te criasteyou grew
Ella / Él / Ustedse crio s/he grew, you (formal) grew
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criamoswe grew
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criasteisyou (plural) grew
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criaronthey grew, you (plural formal) grew

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Criarse in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome criabaI used to grow
te criabasyou used to grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse criabas/he used to grow, you (formal) used to grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criábamoswe used to grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criabaisyou (plural) used to grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criabanthey used to grow, you (plural formal) used to grow

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Criarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy criandoI am growing
te estás criandoyou are growing
Ella / Él / Ustedse está criandos/he is growing, you (formal) are growing
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos criandowe are growing
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis criandoyou (plural) are growing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están criandothey are growing, you (plural formal) are growing

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Criarse in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a criarI am going to grow
te vas a criaryou are going to grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a criars/he is going to grow, you (formal) are going to grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a criarwe are going to grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a criaryou (plural) are going to grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a criarthey are going to grow, you (plural formal) are going to grow

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Criarse in the Indicative Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome criaréI will grow
te criarásyou will grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse criarás/he will grow, you (formal) will grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criaremoswe will grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criaréisyou (plural) will grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criaránthey will grow, you (plural formal) will grow

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Criarse in the Indicative Conditional

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome criaríaI would grow
te criaríasyou would grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse criarías/he would grow, you (formal) would grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criaríamoswe would grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criaríaisyou (plural) would grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criaríanthey would grow, you (plural formal) would grow

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Criarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of criarse 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 criado", meaning "I have grown".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he criadoI have grown
te has criadoyou have grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha criados/he has grown, you (formal) have grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos criadowe have grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis criadoyou (plural) have grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han criadothey have grown, you (plural formal) have grown

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Criarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había criadoI had grown
te habías criadoyou had grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse había criados/he had grown, you (formal) had grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos criadowe had grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais criadoyou (plural) had grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían criadothey had grown, you (plural formal) had grown

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Criarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré criadoI will have grown
te habrás criadoyou will have grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá criados/he will have grown, you (formal) will have grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos criadowe will have grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis criadoyou (plural) will have grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán criadothey will have grown, you (plural formal) will have grown

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Criarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría criadoI would have grown
te habrías criadoyou would have grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría criados/he would have grown, you (formal) would have grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos criadowe would have grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais criadoyou (plural) would have grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían criadothey would have grown, you (plural formal) would have grown

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Subjunctive Tenses of Criarse

Criarse 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, "me críe", meaning "I grow".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome críe I grow
te críes you grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse críe s/he grows, you (formal) grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criemoswe grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criéisyou (plural) grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse críen they grow, you (plural formal) grow

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Criarse 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, "me criara", meaning "I grew".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome criaraI grew
te criarasyou grew
Ella / Él / Ustedse criaras/he grew, you (formal) grew
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criáramoswe grew
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criaraisyou (plural) grew
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criaranthey grew, you (plural formal) grew

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Criarse 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, "me criare", meaning "I will grow".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome criareI will grow
te criaresyou will grow
Ella / Él / Ustedse criares/he will grow, you (formal) will grow
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos criáremoswe will grow
Vosotras / Vosotrosos criareisyou (plural) will grow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse criarenthey will grow, you (plural formal) will grow

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Criarse 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, "me haya criado", meaning "I have grown".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya criadoI have grown
te hayas criadoyou have grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya criados/he has grown, you (formal) have grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos criadowe have grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis criadoyou (plural) have grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan criadothey have grown, you (plural formal) have grown

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Criarse 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, "me hubiera criado", meaning "I had grown".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera criadoI had grown
te hubieras criadoyou had grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera criados/he had grown, you (formal) had grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos criadowe had grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais criadoyou (plural) had grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran criadothey had grown, you (plural formal) had grown

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Criarse 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, "me hubiere criado", meaning "I will have grown".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere criadoI will have grown
te hubieres criadoyou will have grown
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere criados/he will have grown, you (formal) will have grown
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos criadowe will have grown
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis criadoyou (plural) will have grown
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren criadothey will have grown, you (plural formal) will have grown

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Imperative Tenses of Criarse

Criarse in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
críate(to you) grow!
Ella / Él / Ustedcríese(to you formal) grow!
Nosotras / Nosotroscriémonoslet's grow!
Vosotras / Vosotroscriaos(to you plural) grow!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescríense(to you plural formal) grow!

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Criarse in the Imperative Negative

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

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

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

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