Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creo | |
| tú | crees | |
| él / ella / usted | cree | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creí | |
| tú | creíste | |
| él / ella / usted | creyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creía | |
| tú | creías | |
| él / ella / usted | creía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creeré | |
| tú | creerás | |
| él / ella / usted | creerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creería | |
| tú | creerías | |
| él / ella / usted | creería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crea | |
| tú | creas | |
| él / ella / usted | crea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | creamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | creáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crean |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to believe
- to think, to believe, to reckon, to be of the opinion
- to give credence to
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations