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Criar conjugation

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.

Rank #1476-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
criar
Gerundio
criando
Meaning
raise / bring up
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Criar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivocriarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiocriandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar criando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yocrío
Yo crío pollos en el patio de atrás.I raise chickens in the back yard.
crías
Normalmente, tú crías a tu hija con mucha paciencia.You usually raise your daughter with a lot of patience.
élcría
Hoy, la pareja del campo cría cabras cerca del río.Today, the couple in the countryside raises goats near the river.
nosotroscriamos
A veces, nosotros criamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.At times, we raise three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriáis
Ahora, vosotros criáis conejos para la feria local.Right now, you all raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscrían
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.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe criado
Este año, yo he criado pollos en el patio de atrás.This year, I have raised chickens in the back yard.
has criado
Últimamente, tú has criado a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Lately, you have raised your daughter with a lot of patience.
élha 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.
nosotroshemos criado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.So far, we have raised three children in the same flat.
vosotroshabéis 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.
elloshan 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.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yocrié
Ayer, yo crié pollos en el patio de atrás.Yesterday, I raised chickens in the back yard.
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.
élcrió
Esta mañana, la pareja del campo crió cabras cerca del río.This morning, the couple in the countryside raised goats near the river.
nosotroscriamos
Anoche, nosotros criamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Last night, we raised three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriasteis
El sábado, vosotros criasteis conejos para la feria local.On Saturday, you all raised rabbits for the local fair.
elloscriaron
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.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yocriaba
Antes, yo criaba pollos en el patio de atrás.Before, I used to raise chickens in the back yard.
criabas
Por entonces, tú criabas a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Back then, you used to raise your daughter with a lot of patience.
élcriaba
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.
nosotroscriábamos
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.
vosotroscriabais
Hace años, vosotros criabais conejos para la feria local.Years ago, you all used to raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscriaban
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.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía 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.
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.
élhabía 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.
nosotroshabíamos 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.
vosotroshabíais 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.
elloshabían 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.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube 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.
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.
élhubo 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.
nosotroshubimos 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.
vosotroshubisteis 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.
elloshubieron 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.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yocriaré
Mañana, yo criaré pollos en el patio de atrás.Tomorrow, I will raise chickens in the back yard.
criarás
Dentro de poco, tú criarás a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Soon, you will raise your daughter with a lot of patience.
élcriará
Esta tarde, la pareja del campo criará cabras cerca del río.This afternoon, the couple in the countryside will raise goats near the river.
nosotroscriaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros criaremos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Next week, we will raise three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriaréis
Pronto, vosotros criaréis conejos para la feria local.Before long, you all will raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscriarán
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.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré 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.
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.
élhabrá 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.
nosotroshabremos 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.
vosotroshabréis 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.
elloshabrán 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.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yocriaría
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.
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.
élcriaría
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.
nosotroscriaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros criaríamos a tres niños en el mismo piso.With that outlook, we would raise three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros criaríais conejos para la feria local.If it came to that, you all would raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscriarían
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.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría 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.
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.
élhabría 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.
nosotroshabríamos 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.
vosotroshabríais criado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais criado conejos para la feria local.At that point, you all would have raised rabbits for the local fair.
elloshabrían 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.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yocríe
Es mejor que yo críe pollos en el patio de atrás.It is better that I raise chickens in the back yard.
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.
élcríe
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.
nosotroscriemos
Importa que nosotros criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.It matters that we raise three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros criéis conejos para la feria local.It may help if you all raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscríen
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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya criado
Ojalá yo haya criado pollos en el patio de atrás.Hopefully I have raised chickens in the back yard.
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.
élhaya 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.
nosotroshayamos criado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos criado a tres niños en el mismo piso.Maybe we already have raised three children in the same flat.
vosotroshayáis 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.
elloshayan 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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yocriara
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.
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.
élcriara
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.
nosotroscriáramos
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.
vosotroscriarais
Si vosotros criarais conejos para la feria local, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all raised rabbits for the local fair, the mood would change.
elloscriaran
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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera 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.
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.
élhubiera 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.
nosotroshubiéramos 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.
vosotroshubierais 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.
elloshubieran 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.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocriare
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.
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.
élcriare
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.
nosotroscriáremos
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.
vosotroscriareis
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.
elloscriaren
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.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere 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.
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.
élhubiere 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.
nosotroshubiéremos 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.
vosotroshubiereis 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.
elloshubieren 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.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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cría
cría a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Raise your daughter with a lot of patience.
élcríe
Que la pareja del campo críe cabras cerca del río.Let the couple in the countryside Raise goats near the river.
nosotroscriemos
criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Raise three children in the same flat.
vosotroscriad
criad conejos para la feria local.Raise rabbits for the local fair.
elloscríen
Que los vecinos de la granja críen patos junto al canal.Let the neighbors at the farm Raise ducks by the canal.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no críes
No no críes a tu hija con mucha paciencia.Do not raise your daughter with a lot of patience.
élno 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.
nosotrosno criemos
No no criemos a tres niños en el mismo piso.Let us not raise three children in the same flat.
vosotrosno criéis
No no criéis conejos para la feria local.Do not raise rabbits for the local fair.
ellosno 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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Presenteyo

Yo ___ pollos en el patio de atrás.

I raise chickens in the back yard.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'criar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'criar' means to raise / bring up. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is criar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, criar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
How do you conjugate criar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of criar: yo crío, tú crías, él/ella/usted cría, nosotros criamos, vosotros criáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes crían.
How do you conjugate criar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of criar: yo crié, tú criaste, él/ella/usted crió, nosotros criamos, vosotros criasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes criaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of criar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of criar: yo criaba, tú criabas, él/ella/usted criaba, nosotros criábamos, vosotros criabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes criaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of criar?
The past participle of criar is 'criado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he criado' (I have raise / bring uped), 'has criado', 'ha criado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of criar?
The gerundio of criar is 'criando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy criando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.