creer Conditional Conjugation
creer — to think
The conditional of creer is regular: creería, creerías, creería, creeríamos, creeríais, creerían.
creer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what someone 'would believe' under certain conditions or to express future-in-the-past.
Notes on creer in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional is regular and uses the full infinitive (creer) as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo no creería nada de lo que dice él.
I wouldn't believe anything he says.
yo
¿Creerías en mí si te dijera la verdad?
Would you believe in me if I told you the truth?
tú
Pensé que no nos creerían.
I thought they wouldn't believe us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'creería' with the imperfect 'creía'.
Correct: The conditional has an extra 'er' (cre-er-ía).
Why: The conditional uses the infinitive as a base, whereas the imperfect uses the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: creo
The present tense of creer is regular: creo, crees, cree, creemos, creéis, creen.
Preterite
yo: creí
The preterite of creer is irregular in the third person, where the 'i' changes to a 'y': creyó and creyeron.
Imperfect
yo: creía
The imperfect of creer is regular: creía, creías, creía, creíamos, creíais, creían.
Future
yo: creeré
The future tense of creer is regular: creeré, creerás, creerá, creeremos, creeréis, creerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: crea
The present subjunctive of creer is regular: crea, creas, crea, creamos, creáis, crean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: creyera
The imperfect subjunctive of creer is irregular, using the 'y': creyera, creyeras, creyera, creyéramos, creyerais, creyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cree
The affirmative imperative of creer is: cree (tú), crea (usted), cread (vosotros), crean (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no creas
The negative imperative of creer uses the present subjunctive: no creas, no crea, no creamos, no creáis, no crean.