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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Creo que el WiFi es un derecho humano fundamental."
I believe that WiFi is a fundamental human right.
"No me lo creo, pero aquí está el lunes otra vez."
I don't believe it, but here's Monday again.
"Creo en ti, pero más creo en el café."
I believe in you, but I believe in coffee more.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
creer
Infinitive
Most Used
"to believe"
creo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Current
"I believe"
cree
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she believes"
crees
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you believe"
creen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they believe"
creyó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she believed"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| creer | Infinitive | — | "to believe" |
| creyendo | Gerund | — | "believing" |
| creído | Participle | — | "believed" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| creo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I believe" |
| crees | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you believe" |
| cree | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she believes" |
| creemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we believe" |
| creéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all believe" |
| creen | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they believe" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| creí | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I believed" |
| creíste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you believed" |
| creyó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she believed" |
| creímos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we believed" |
| creísteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all believed" |
| creyeron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they believed" |
| Imperfect | |||
| creías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to believe" |
| creía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to believe" |
| creíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to believe" |
| creíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to believe" |
| creían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to believe" |
| Future | |||
| creeré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will believe" |
| creerás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will believe" |
| creerá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will believe" |
| creeremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will believe" |
| creeréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will believe" |
| creerán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will believe" |
| Conditional | |||
| creerías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would believe" |
| creería | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would believe" |
| creeríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would believe" |
| creeríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would believe" |
| creerían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would believe" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| creas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you believe" |
| crea | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she believe" |
| creamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we believe" |
| creáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all believe" |
| crean | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they believe" |