Creer conjugation
Creer means "to believe". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.
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.
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
| yo | creo |
| tú | crees |
| él / ella / usted | cree |
| nosotros | creemos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creéis |
| ellos / ustedes | creen |
Creer in the preterite
a finished action at a specific time
| yo | creí |
| tú | creíste |
| él / ella / usted | creyó |
| nosotros | creímos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creísteis |
| ellos / ustedes | creyeron |
Creer in the imperfect
habits, descriptions and background in the past
| yo | creía |
| tú | creías |
| él / ella / usted | creía |
| nosotros | creíamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creíais |
| ellos / ustedes | creían |
Creer in the future
what will happen
| yo | creeré |
| tú | creerás |
| él / ella / usted | creerá |
| nosotros | creeremos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creeréis |
| ellos / ustedes | creerán |
Creer in the conditional
what would happen
| yo | creería |
| tú | creerías |
| él / ella / usted | creería |
| nosotros | creeríamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creeríais |
| ellos / ustedes | creerían |
Creer in the present subjunctive
after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)
| yo | crea |
| tú | creas |
| él / ella / usted | crea |
| nosotros | creamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creáis |
| ellos / ustedes | crean |
Creer in the present perfect
what has happened, up to now (he comido)
| yo | he creído |
| tú | has creído |
| él / ella / usted | ha creído |
| nosotros | hemos creído |
| vosotros (Spain) | habéis creído |
| ellos / ustedes | han creído |
Creer in the commands (imperative)
telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)
| tú | cree |
| tú (no) | no creas |
| usted | crea |
| nosotros | creamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | creed |
| ustedes | crean |
Creer in real sentences
Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.
Present
- Creo que el autobús es más rápido.
I think the bus is faster. - Creo que mi pueblo es tranquilo pero caro.
I think my town is quiet but expensive.
Mistakes learners make with creer
- The third-person preterite has a y: creyó, creyeron. The others carry an accent: creí, creíste.
- Creer en is believing in: creo en ti. Creer que is believing that: creo que sí.
- Creo que takes the indicative: creo que va a llover. No creo que takes the subjunctive: no creo que llueva.
Write your own sentence with creer
Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.
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- saber conjugationto know (a fact) / to know how
- poner conjugationto put
- ver conjugationto see / to watch
Use creer in real conversation
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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.
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