creer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
creer — to think
The affirmative imperative of creer is: cree (tú), crea (usted), cread (vosotros), crean (ustedes).
creer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to have faith or to believe in something/someone.
Notes on creer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'cree', which is identical to the third-person present indicative. The other forms are taken from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Cree en tus sueños!
Believe in your dreams!
tú
Crea lo que quiera, pero es la verdad.
Believe what you want, but it is the truth.
usted
Creedme, no es fácil.
Believe me, it's not easy.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cree' for formal 'usted'.
Correct: Use 'crea' for 'usted'.
Why: Formal commands use the 'opposite' vowel (the subjunctive form).
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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.
Conditional
yo: creería
The conditional of creer is regular: creería, creerías, creería, creeríamos, creeríais, creerían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no creas
The negative imperative of creer uses the present subjunctive: no creas, no crea, no creamos, no creáis, no crean.