creer
to believe, to think
"Creo tu historia porque incluye recibos."
I believe your story because it includes receipts.
to think, to be of the opinion
"Creo que el lunes debería ser opcional."
I think Monday should be optional.
to consider oneself, to fancy oneself
Slang"Se cree el jefe por la silla giratoria."
He thinks he's the boss because of the swivel chair.
creer infinitive
Base forms
Present "I believe"
yo creo
"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.
tú crees
"¿Crees que puedes pasar el día sin mirar el teléfono?"
Do you think you can go a day without looking at your phone?
"Te crees muy gracioso, pero tienes razón."
You think you're very funny, but you're right.
"Si crees que voy a madrugar, no me conoces bien."
If you think I'm going to wake up early, you don't know me well.
él/ella cree
"Mi gato se cree el dueño de la casa. Probablemente lo es."
My cat thinks he owns the house. He probably does.
"Ella cree en los horóscopos más que en el GPS."
She believes in horoscopes more than in GPS.
"Nadie cree que realmente voy a ir al gimnasio mañana."
Nobody believes I'm actually going to the gym tomorrow.
Preterite "I believed"
él/ella creyó
"Se creyó todo lo que leyó en internet. Grave error."
He believed everything he read on the internet. Big mistake.
"Creyó que podía comer pizza todos los días sin consecuencias."
She thought she could eat pizza every day without consequences.
"Nadie le creyó cuando dijo que vio un OVNI, pero tenía fotos."
Nobody believed him when he said he saw a UFO, but he had photos.
nosotros creímos
"Nos creímos que era viernes, pero era jueves."
We thought it was Friday, but it was Thursday.
"Creímos en Santa Claus más tiempo del que admitimos."
We believed in Santa Claus longer than we admit.
"No nos creímos su excusa, pero la aceptamos igual."
We didn't believe his excuse, but we accepted it anyway.
Imperfect "I used to believe"
Future "I will believe"
Conditional "I would believe"
Present subjunctive "that I believe"
tú creas
"No creas todo lo que ves en las redes sociales."
Don't believe everything you see on social media.
"Aunque no te lo creas, a veces tengo razón."
Believe it or not, sometimes I'm right.
"Espero que no te creas mejor que nadie por tener iPhone."
I hope you don't think you're better than everyone for having an iPhone.