criar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
criar — to raise
The imperfect subjunctive of criar is regular based on the preterite stem: criara, criaras, criara, criáramos, criarais, criaran.
criar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I raised him...').
Notes on criar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the stem from the 3rd person plural preterite (criaron) and adds the standard -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo criara un caballo, sería muy feliz.
If I raised a horse, I would be very happy.
yo
Ojalá lo criaran en un ambiente sano.
I wish they would raise him in a healthy environment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si criáramos más verduras, ahorraríamos dinero.
If we grew (raised) more vegetables, we would save money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'criáramos'.
Correct: criáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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.
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.