creer Negative Imperative Conjugation
creer — to think
The negative imperative of creer uses the present subjunctive: no creas, no crea, no creamos, no creáis, no crean.
creer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to believe something or to be skeptical.
Notes on creer in the Negative Imperative
There are no special spelling changes here other than following the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No creas todo lo que lees en internet.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
tú
No crean sus mentiras.
Don't believe his lies.
ustedes
No creamos que el trabajo ya terminó.
Let's not believe that the work is already finished.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'No cree' for a command.
Correct: Say 'No creas' (tú) or 'No crea' (usted).
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cree
The affirmative imperative of creer is: cree (tú), crea (usted), cread (vosotros), crean (ustedes).