Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Criarse in Spanish
To grow (as a person) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Criarse (to grow (as a person)) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me crío, te crías, se cría, nos criamos, os criáis, se crían. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives) and Drop the accent for the yo and ella endings in the indicative preterite.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Criarse
- Criarse in the Indicative Present
- Criarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Criarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Criarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Criarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Criarse in the Indicative Future
- Criarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Criarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Criarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Criarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Criarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Criarse
- Imperative tenses of Criarse
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Criarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | criarse | to grow (as a person) |
| Past participle | criado | grown |
| Gerund | criando | growing |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me crío | I grow |
| Tú | te crías | you grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cría | s/he grows |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criamos | we grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criáis | you (plural) grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se crían | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me crie | I grew |
| Tú | te criaste | you grew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se crio | s/he grew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criamos | we grew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criasteis | you (plural) grew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criaron | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me criaba | I used to grow |
| Tú | te criabas | you used to grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se criaba | s/he used to grow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criábamos | we used to grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criabais | you (plural) used to grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criaban | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy criando | I am growing |
| Tú | te estás criando | you are growing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está criando | s/he is growing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos criando | we are growing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis criando | you (plural) are growing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están criando | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a criar | I am going to grow |
| Tú | te vas a criar | you are going to grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a criar | s/he is going to grow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a criar | we are going to grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a criar | you (plural) are going to grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a criar | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me criaré | I will grow |
| Tú | te criarás | you will grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se criará | s/he will grow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criaremos | we will grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criaréis | you (plural) will grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criarán | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me criaría | I would grow |
| Tú | te criarías | you would grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se criaría | s/he would grow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criaríamos | we would grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criaríais | you (plural) would grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criarían | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he criado | I have grown |
| Tú | te has criado | you have grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha criado | s/he has grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos criado | we have grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis criado | you (plural) have grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había criado | I had grown |
| Tú | te habías criado | you had grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había criado | s/he had grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos criado | we had grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais criado | you (plural) had grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré criado | I will have grown |
| Tú | te habrás criado | you will have grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá criado | s/he will have grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos criado | we will have grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis criado | you (plural) will have grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría criado | I would have grown |
| Tú | te habrías criado | you would have grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría criado | s/he would have grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos criado | we would have grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais criado | you (plural) would have grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me críe | I grow |
| Tú | te críes | you grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se críe | s/he grows |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criemos | we grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criéis | you (plural) grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se críen | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me criara | I grew |
| Tú | te criaras | you grew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se criara | s/he grew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criáramos | we grew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criarais | you (plural) grew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criaran | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me criare | I will grow |
| Tú | te criares | you will grow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se criare | s/he will grow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos criáremos | we will grow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os criareis | you (plural) will grow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se criaren | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya criado | I have grown |
| Tú | te hayas criado | you have grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya criado | s/he has grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos criado | we have grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis criado | you (plural) have grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera criado | I had grown |
| Tú | te hubieras criado | you had grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera criado | s/he had grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos criado | we had grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais criado | you (plural) had grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere criado | I will have grown |
| Tú | te hubieres criado | you will have grown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere criado | s/he will have grown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos criado | we will have grown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis criado | you (plural) will have grown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren criado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | críate | (to you) grow! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | críese | (to you formal) grow! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criémonos | let's grow! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | críaos | (to you plural) grow! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | críense | (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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te críes | (to you) don't grow! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se críe | (to you formal) don't grow! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos criemos | let's not grow! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os criéis | (to you plural) don't grow! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se críen | (to you plural formal) don't grow! |
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Frequently asked questions about Criarse
Is criarse a regular or irregular verb?
Criarse is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives) and Drop the accent for the yo and ella endings in the indicative preterite.
How do you conjugate criarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), criarse is conjugated as: yo me crío, tú te crías, él/ella/usted se cría, nosotros nos criamos, vosotros os criáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se crían. 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.
How do you conjugate criarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), criarse is conjugated as: yo me crie, tú te criaste, él/ella/usted se crio, nosotros nos criamos, vosotros os criasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se criaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate criarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), criarse is conjugated as: yo me criaba, tú te criabas, él/ella/usted se criaba, nosotros nos criábamos, vosotros os criabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se criaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate criarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), criarse is conjugated as: yo me criaré, tú te criarás, él/ella/usted se criará, nosotros nos criaremos, vosotros os criaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se criarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate criarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), criarse is conjugated as: yo me críe, tú te críes, él/ella/usted se críe, nosotros nos criemos, vosotros os criéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se críen. 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.
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