Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | criar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | criando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar criando. |
criar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning raise / bring up. In the present tense: yo crío, tú crías, él/ella cría, nosotros criamos, vosotros criáis, ellos crían. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | criar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | criando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar criando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crío | Yo crío pollos en el patio de atrás.I raise chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | crías | Normalmente, tú crías a tu hija con mucha paciencia.You usually raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | cría | Hoy, la pareja del campo cría cabras cerca del río.Today, the couple in the countryside raises goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criamos | A veces, nosotros criamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.At times, we raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criáis | Ahora, vosotros criáis conejos para la feria local.Right now, you all raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | crían | Casi siempre, los vecinos de la granja crían patos junto al canal.Most of the time, the neighbors at the farm raise ducks by the canal. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he criado | Este año, yo he criado pollos en el patio de atrás.This year, I have raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | has criado | Últimamente, tú has criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Lately, you have raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | ha criado | En estos meses, la pareja del campo ha criado cabras cerca del río.In these months, the couple in the countryside has raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | hemos criado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.So far, we have raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | habéis criado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis criado conejos para la feria local.This term, you all have raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | han criado | En este tiempo, los vecinos de la granja han criado patos junto al canal.During this time, the neighbors at the farm have raised ducks by the canal. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crié | Ayer, yo crié pollos en el patio de atrás.Yesterday, I raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | criaste | Hace un rato, tú criaste a tu hija con mucha paciencia.A little while ago, you raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | crió | Esta mañana, la pareja del campo crió cabras cerca del río.This morning, the couple in the countryside raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criamos | Anoche, nosotros criamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Last night, we raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criasteis | El sábado, vosotros criasteis conejos para la feria local.On Saturday, you all raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | criaron | Hace poco, los vecinos de la granja criaron patos junto al canal.Not long ago, the neighbors at the farm raised ducks by the canal. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaba | Antes, yo criaba pollos en el patio de atrás.Before, I used to raise chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | criabas | Por entonces, tú criabas a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Back then, you used to raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | criaba | En esa época, la pareja del campo criaba cabras cerca del río.At that time, the couple in the countryside used to raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros criábamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.When that was normal, we used to raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criabais | Hace años, vosotros criabais conejos para la feria local.Years ago, you all used to raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | criaban | En aquellos días, los vecinos de la granja criaban patos junto al canal.In those days, the neighbors at the farm used to raise ducks by the canal. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había criado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había criado pollos en el patio de atrás.When you arrived, I had already raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | habías criado | Para entonces, tú ya habías criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.By then, you had already raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | había criado | Al volver, la pareja del campo ya había criado cabras cerca del río.When we came back, the couple in the countryside had already raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | habíamos criado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.Before talking it through, we had already raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | habíais criado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais criado conejos para la feria local.When you looked again, you all had already raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | habían criado | Para ese momento, los vecinos de la granja ya habían criado patos junto al canal.By that moment, the neighbors at the farm had already raised ducks by the canal. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube criado | Apenas yo hube criado pollos en el patio de atrás, todo cambió.As soon as I had raised chickens in the back yard, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste criado | En cuanto tú hubiste criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia, se notó.The moment you had raised your daughter with a lot of patience, it showed. |
| él | hubo criado | No bien la pareja del campo hubo criado cabras cerca del río, hubo ruido.As soon as the couple in the countryside had raised goats near the river, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos criado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso, seguimos adelante.Once we had raised three children in the same flat, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis criado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis criado conejos para la feria local, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had raised rabbits for the local fair, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron criado | En cuanto los vecinos de la granja hubieron criado patos junto al canal, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors at the farm had raised ducks by the canal, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaré | Mañana, yo criaré pollos en el patio de atrás.Tomorrow, I will raise chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | criarás | Dentro de poco, tú criarás a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Soon, you will raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | criará | Esta tarde, la pareja del campo criará cabras cerca del río.This afternoon, the couple in the countryside will raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros criaremos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Next week, we will raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criaréis | Pronto, vosotros criaréis conejos para la feria local.Before long, you all will raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | criarán | Más adelante, los vecinos de la granja criarán patos junto al canal.Later on, the neighbors at the farm will raise ducks by the canal. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré criado | Para entonces, yo ya habré criado pollos en el patio de atrás.By then, I will already have raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | habrás criado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Before closing time, you will already have raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | habrá criado | Al final del día, la pareja del campo ya habrá criado cabras cerca del río.By the end of the day, the couple in the countryside will already have raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | habremos criado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.By tomorrow, we will already have raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | habréis criado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis criado conejos para la feria local.Before leaving, you all will already have raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | habrán criado | Para esa hora, los vecinos de la granja ya habrán criado patos junto al canal.By that hour, the neighbors at the farm will already have raised ducks by the canal. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criaría | En un caso así, yo criaría pollos en el patio de atrás.In a case like that, I would raise chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | criarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú criarías a tu hija con mucha paciencia.With a little more time, you would raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | criaría | En esa situación, la pareja del campo criaría cabras cerca del río.In that situation, the couple in the countryside would raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros criaríamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.With that outlook, we would raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros criaríais conejos para la feria local.If it came to that, you all would raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | criarían | En un día así, los vecinos de la granja criarían patos junto al canal.On a day like that, the neighbors at the farm would raise ducks by the canal. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría criado | En otro momento, yo habría criado pollos en el patio de atrás.At another moment, I would have raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | habrías criado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.With a little more margin, you would have raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | habría criado | A esas alturas, la pareja del campo habría criado cabras cerca del río.By then, the couple in the countryside would have raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | habríamos criado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.With that turn, we would have raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | habríais criado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais criado conejos para la feria local.At that point, you all would have raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | habrían criado | En ese punto, los vecinos de la granja habrían criado patos junto al canal.From there, the neighbors at the farm would have raised ducks by the canal. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | críe | Es mejor que yo críe pollos en el patio de atrás.It is better that I raise chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | críes | Hace falta que tú críes a tu hija con mucha paciencia.It is necessary that you raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | críe | Conviene que la pareja del campo críe cabras cerca del río.It is wise that the couple in the countryside raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criemos | Importa que nosotros criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.It matters that we raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros criéis conejos para la feria local.It may help if you all raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | críen | Es posible que los vecinos de la granja críen patos junto al canal.It is possible that the neighbors at the farm raise ducks by the canal. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya criado | Ojalá yo haya criado pollos en el patio de atrás.Hopefully I have raised chickens in the back yard. |
| tú | hayas criado | Puede que tú ya hayas criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Maybe you already have raised your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | haya criado | Tal vez la pareja del campo haya criado cabras cerca del río.Perhaps the couple in the countryside has raised goats near the river. |
| nosotros | hayamos criado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.Maybe we already have raised three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | hayáis criado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis criado conejos para la feria local.It is likely that you all have raised rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | hayan criado | Puede ser que los vecinos de la granja ya hayan criado patos junto al canal.It may be that the neighbors at the farm already have raised ducks by the canal. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criara | Si yo criara pollos en el patio de atrás, se notaría enseguida.If I raised chickens in the back yard, it would show right away. |
| tú | criaras | Si tú criaras a tu hija con mucha paciencia, costaría ocultarlo.If you raised your daughter with a lot of patience, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | criara | Si la pareja del campo criara cabras cerca del río, daría mucho que hablar.If the couple in the countryside raised goats near the river, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | criáramos | Si nosotros criáramos a tres niños en el mismo piso, todo iría por otro lado.If we raised three children in the same flat, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | criarais | Si vosotros criarais conejos para la feria local, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all raised rabbits for the local fair, the mood would change. |
| ellos | criaran | Si los vecinos de la granja criaran patos junto al canal, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors at the farm raised ducks by the canal, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera criado | Si yo hubiera criado pollos en el patio de atrás, aún se recordaría.If I had raised chickens in the back yard, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras criado | Si tú hubieras criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia, eso habría dejado marca.If you had raised your daughter with a lot of patience, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera criado | Si la pareja del campo hubiera criado cabras cerca del río, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the couple in the countryside had raised goats near the river, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos criado | Si nosotros hubiéramos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had raised three children in the same flat, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais criado | Si vosotros hubierais criado conejos para la feria local, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had raised rabbits for the local fair, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran criado | Si los vecinos de la granja hubieran criado patos junto al canal, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors at the farm had raised ducks by the canal, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | criare | Si yo criare pollos en el patio de atrás, se notará enseguida.If I raise chickens in the back yard, it will show right away. |
| tú | criares | Si tú criares a tu hija con mucha paciencia, costará ignorarlo.If you raise your daughter with a lot of patience, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | criare | Si la pareja del campo criare cabras cerca del río, dará mucho que hablar.If the couple in the countryside raises goats near the river, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | criáremos | Si nosotros criáremos a tres niños en el mismo piso, todo irá por otro camino.If we raise three children in the same flat, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | criareis | Si vosotros criareis conejos para la feria local, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all raise rabbits for the local fair, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | criaren | Si los vecinos de la granja criaren patos junto al canal, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors at the farm raise ducks by the canal, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere criado | Cuando yo hubiere criado pollos en el patio de atrás, ya se notará.When I have raised chickens in the back yard, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres criado | En cuanto tú hubieres criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have raised your daughter with a lot of patience, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere criado | Cuando la pareja del campo hubiere criado cabras cerca del río, se verá de inmediato.When the couple in the countryside has raised goats near the river, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos criado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have raised three children in the same flat, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis criado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis criado conejos para la feria local, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have raised rabbits for the local fair, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren criado | En cuanto los vecinos de la granja hubieren criado patos junto al canal, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors at the farm have raised ducks by the canal, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cría | cría a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | críe | Que la pareja del campo críe cabras cerca del río.Let the couple in the countryside Raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | criemos | criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | criad | criad conejos para la feria local.Raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | críen | Que los vecinos de la granja críen patos junto al canal.Let the neighbors at the farm Raise ducks by the canal. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no críes | No no críes a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Do not raise your daughter with a lot of patience. |
| él | no críe | Que la pareja del campo no no críe cabras cerca del río.Let the couple in the countryside not raise goats near the river. |
| nosotros | no criemos | No no criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Let us not raise three children in the same flat. |
| vosotros | no criéis | No no criéis conejos para la feria local.Do not raise rabbits for the local fair. |
| ellos | no críen | Que los vecinos de la granja no no críen patos junto al canal.Let the neighbors at the farm not raise ducks by the canal. |
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Yo ___ pollos en el patio de atrás.
I raise chickens in the back yard.
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