criar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
criar — to raise
The present subjunctive of criar requires an accent on the 'i' to maintain the hiatus: críe, críes, críe, criemos, criéis, críen.
criar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this for wishes, doubts, or suggestions about how someone should raise their children or pets (e.g., 'Espero que lo críen bien').
Notes on criar in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, the 'i' takes an accent in all forms except nosotros and vosotros to break the diphthong.
Example Sentences
Espero que críes a tu gato con cariño.
I hope you raise your cat with affection.
tú
Dudo que ellos críen animales aquí.
I doubt they raise animals here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que criemos a los niños con valores.
It's important that we raise children with values.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'crie' without the accent.
Correct: críe
Why: The accent is necessary to distinguish the pronunciation and ensure 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.
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.