criar Negative Imperative Conjugation
criar — to raise
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no críes, no críe, no criemos, no criéis, no críen.
criar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to raise something in a certain way or environment.
Notes on criar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules, including the accent on the 'i' for most forms.
Example Sentences
No críes al niño con miedo.
Don't raise the child with fear.
tú
No críen animales en este apartamento.
Don't raise animals in this apartment.
No criemos falsas esperanzas.
Let's not raise (breed) false hopes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative for the negative command (e.g., 'no crías').
Correct: no críes
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must always use the subjunctive forms.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cría
The affirmative imperative uses cría (tú) and críe (usted), maintaining the hiatus accent.