criarConjugation
criar means to raise.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
The present tense of criar features a hiatus, meaning the 'i' takes a mandatory accent in most forms: crío, crías, cría, crían.
Future
The future tense of criar is completely regular: criaré, criarás, criará, criaremos, criaréis, criarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of criar is regular: criaba, criabas, criaba, criábamos, criabais, criaban.
Conditional
The conditional of criar is regular: criaría, criarías, criaría, criaríamos, criaríais, criarían.
Preterite
The preterite of criar is regular but requires accents on the 'i' and 'o' for the yo and él forms: crié, criaste, crió.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no críes, no críe, no criemos, no criéis, no críen.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative uses cría (tú) and críe (usted), maintaining the hiatus accent.
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of criar requires an accent on the 'i' to maintain the hiatus: críe, críes, críe, criemos, criéis, críen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of criar is regular based on the preterite stem: criara, criaras, criara, criáramos, criarais, criaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does criar mean in Spanish?
criar means "to raise".
Is criar a regular or irregular verb?
criar is a regular (with accent in present tense 'yo', 'él', etc., due to hiatus) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate criar in the present tense?
The present tense of criar is: yo crío, tú crías, él/ella/usted cría, nosotros criamos, vosotros criáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes crían.
How do you conjugate criar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of criar is: yo crié, tú criaste, él/ella/usted crió, nosotros criamos, vosotros criasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes criaron.
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