criar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
criar — to raise
The affirmative imperative uses cría (tú) and críe (usted), maintaining the hiatus accent.
criar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct advice or orders on how to raise a living thing.
Notes on criar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (cría) and 'usted' form (críe) require accents on the 'i' to keep the stress correct.
Example Sentences
¡Cría a tus hijos con amor!
Raise your children with love!
tú
Críe usted a sus plantas con esta vitamina.
Raise your plants with this vitamin.
usted
Criemos a este cachorro juntos.
Let's raise this puppy together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cria' without an accent for the tú command.
Correct: cría
Why: Without the accent, it doesn't reflect the correct pronunciation where the 'i' is stressed.
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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.
Conditional
yo: criaría
The conditional of criar is regular: criaría, criarías, criaría, criaríamos, criaríais, criarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no críes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no críes, no críe, no criemos, no criéis, no críen.