Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crío | |
| tú | crías | |
| él / ella / usted | cría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | criais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crie | |
| tú | criaste | |
| él / ella / usted | crio | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | criasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | criaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaba | |
| tú | criabas | |
| él / ella / usted | criaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | criabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | criaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaré | |
| tú | criarás | |
| él / ella / usted | criará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | criaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | criarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaría | |
| tú | criarías | |
| él / ella / usted | criaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | criaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | criarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | críe | |
| tú | críes | |
| él / ella / usted | críe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | criemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | crieis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | críen |
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 rear or raise (e.g., a child)
- to grow up
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