Creer conjugation

Creer means "to believe". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto believe
Type-er verb
Gerundcreyendo
Past participlecreído

Creer changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the preterite. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: creo, crees, cree, creemos, creen. Preterite: creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creyeron. All tenses below.

Creer conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Creer in the present

what happens now or usually

yocreo
túcrees
él / ella / ustedcree
nosotroscreemos
vosotros (Spain)creéis
ellos / ustedescreen

Creer in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yocreí
túcreíste
él / ella / ustedcreyó
nosotroscreímos
vosotros (Spain)creísteis
ellos / ustedescreyeron

Creer in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yocreía
túcreías
él / ella / ustedcreía
nosotroscreíamos
vosotros (Spain)creíais
ellos / ustedescreían

Creer in the future

what will happen

yocreeré
túcreerás
él / ella / ustedcreerá
nosotroscreeremos
vosotros (Spain)creeréis
ellos / ustedescreerán

Creer in the conditional

what would happen

yocreería
túcreerías
él / ella / ustedcreería
nosotroscreeríamos
vosotros (Spain)creeríais
ellos / ustedescreerían

Creer in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yocrea
túcreas
él / ella / ustedcrea
nosotroscreamos
vosotros (Spain)creáis
ellos / ustedescrean

Creer in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yohe creído
túhas creído
él / ella / ustedha creído
nosotroshemos creído
vosotros (Spain)habéis creído
ellos / ustedeshan creído

Creer in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

túcree
tú (no)no creas
ustedcrea
nosotroscreamos
vosotros (Spain)creed
ustedescrean

Creer in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

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Questions people ask

Is creer irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Creer changes form in the preterite, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -er pattern.

What is the preterite of creer?

Yo creí, tú creíste, él/ella creyó, nosotros creímos, ellos/ustedes creyeron.

How do you conjugate creer in the present?

Yo creo, tú crees, él/ella cree, nosotros creemos, ellos/ustedes creen.

What is the future of creer?

Yo creeré, tú creerás, él/ella creerá, nosotros creeremos, ellos/ustedes creerán.

What is the present subjunctive of creer?

Que yo crea, que tú creas, que él/ella crea, que nosotros creamos, que ellos/ustedes crean.