criar Conditional Conjugation
criar — to raise
The conditional of criar is regular: criaría, criarías, criaría, criaríamos, criaríais, criarían.
criar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express how you 'would' raise someone under certain circumstances or to make polite suggestions about upbringing.
Notes on criar in the Conditional
Criar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo criaría a mis hijos en el campo si pudiera.
I would raise my children in the country if I could.
yo
¿Criarías a un hijo solo?
Would you raise a child alone?
tú
Ellos criarían mejor al perro con un jardín.
They would raise the dog better with a yard.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'criaria' without the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: criaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: crío
The present tense of criar features a hiatus, meaning the 'i' takes a mandatory accent in most forms: crío, crías, cría, crían.
Preterite
yo: crié
The preterite of criar is regular but requires accents on the 'i' and 'o' for the yo and él forms: crié, criaste, crió.
Imperfect
yo: criaba
The imperfect of criar is regular: criaba, criabas, criaba, criábamos, criabais, criaban.
Future
yo: criaré
The future tense of criar is completely regular: criaré, criarás, criará, criaremos, criaréis, criarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: críe
The present subjunctive of criar requires an accent on the 'i' to maintain the hiatus: críe, críes, críe, criemos, criéis, críen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: criara
The imperfect subjunctive of criar is regular based on the preterite stem: criara, criaras, criara, criáramos, criarais, criaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cría
The affirmative imperative uses cría (tú) and críe (usted), maintaining the hiatus accent.
Negative Imperative
yo: no críes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no críes, no críe, no criemos, no criéis, no críen.