Spanish verb criar conjugation

criar
to raise, to breed, to bring up
regular verbPast participle: criado Gerund: criando

Criar means to raise or bring up someone or something, such as children, animals, or plants. It can also refer to breeding animals or cultivating plants.

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Complete conjugation of criar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocrío
Yo crío a mis hijos en el campo.
I raise my children in the countryside.
crías
Tú crías animales en la granja.
You raise animals on the farm.
Él / Ella / Ustedcría
Ella cría a sus perros con mucho cariño.
She raises her dogs with a lot of love.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriamos
Nosotros criamos gallinas en el patio.
We raise chickens in the yard.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriáis
Vosotros criáis conejos en la granja.
You all raise rabbits on the farm.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescrían
Ellos crían a sus hijos con valores fuertes.
They raise their children with strong values.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocrié
Yo crié a mis hijos en el campo.
I raised my children in the countryside.
criaste
Tú criaste a esa mascota con mucho amor.
You raised that pet with a lot of love.
Él / Ella / Ustedcrió
Ella crió a su hermano menor.
She raised her younger brother.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriamos
Nosotros criamos pollos en la granja.
We raised chickens on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriasteis
Vosotros criasteis a los perros juntos.
You all raised the dogs together.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriarion
Ellos criaron a sus hijos con valores fuertes.
They raised their children with strong values.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocriaba
Yo criaba perros cuando era niño.
I used to raise dogs when I was a child.
criabas
Tú criabas aves en el campo.
You used to raise birds in the countryside.
Él / Ella / Ustedcriaba
Ella criaba a sus hijos con mucho amor.
She used to raise her children with a lot of love.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriábamos
Nosotros criábamos vacas en la granja.
We used to raise cows on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriabais
Vosotros criabais conejos en el jardín.
You all used to raise rabbits in the garden.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriaban
Ellos criaban caballos en el establo.
They used to raise horses in the stable.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy criando
Estoy criando a mis hijos con mucho amor.
I am raising my children with a lot of love.
estás criando
Estás criando animales en la granja.
You are raising animals on the farm.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá criando
Ella está criando a su perro en casa.
She is raising her dog at home.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos criando
Estamos criando plantas en nuestro jardín.
We are raising plants in our garden.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis criando
Vosotros estáis criando pollitos en la granja.
You all are raising chicks on the farm.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán criando
Ellos están criando a sus hijos en la ciudad.
They are raising their children in the city.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a criar
Voy a criar a los pollitos mañana.
I am going to raise the chicks tomorrow.
vas a criar
¿Vas a criar a ese perro?
Are you going to raise that dog?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a criar
Ella va a criar a su hijo en la ciudad.
She is going to raise her son in the city.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a criar
Vamos a criar vacas en la granja.
We are going to raise cows on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a criar
¿Vais a criar a los conejos hoy?
Are you all going to raise the rabbits today?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a criar
Ellos van a criar a los caballos en el establo.
They are going to raise the horses in the stable.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocriaré
Criaré a los animales con cuidado.
I will raise the animals carefully.
criarás
Tú criarás a los hijos con amor.
You will raise the children with love.
Él / Ella / Ustedcriará
Ella criará a su perro en el campo.
She will raise her dog in the countryside.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriaremos
Nosotros criaremos a los pollitos en la granja.
We will raise the chicks on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriaréis
Vosotros criaréis a los hijos en un ambiente sano.
You all will raise the children in a healthy environment.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriarán
Ellos criarán a los animales en el zoológico.
They will raise the animals at the zoo.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocriaría
Yo criaría más animales si tuviera espacio.
I would raise more animals if I had space.
criarías
Tú criarías perros si te dedicaras a ello.
You would raise dogs if you dedicated yourself to it.
Él / Ella / Ustedcriaría
Ella criaría aves si tuviera tiempo.
She would raise birds if she had time.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriaríamos
Nosotros criaríamos caballos en el campo.
We would raise horses in the countryside.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriaríais
Vosotros criaríais conejos si os gustara.
You all would raise rabbits if you liked it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriarían
Ellos criarían vacas en esa granja.
They would raise cows on that farm.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe criado
Yo he criado a muchos animales.
I have raised many animals.
has criado
Tú has criado a un perro muy bien.
You have raised a dog very well.
Él / Ella / Ustedha criado
Ella ha criado a sus hijos con amor.
She has raised her children with love.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos criado
Nosotros hemos criado gallinas en la granja.
We have raised chickens on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis criado
Vosotros habéis criado a muchos animales.
You all have raised many animals.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan criado
Ellos han criado a sus hijos con paciencia.
They have raised their children with patience.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía criado
Yo había criado a muchos animales.
I had raised many animals.
habías criado
Tú habías criado a un perro antes.
You had raised a dog before.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía criado
Ella había criado a sus hijos sola.
She had raised her children alone.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos criado
Nosotros habíamos criado gallinas antes.
We had raised chickens before.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais criado
Vosotros habíais criado caballos en el campo.
You all had raised horses in the countryside.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían criado
Ellos habían criado a muchos animales.
They had raised many animals.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré criado
Para entonces, habré criado a los pollitos.
By then, I will have raised the chicks.
habrás criado
Para mañana, habrás criado a los animales.
By tomorrow, you will have raised the animals.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá criado
Para fin de año, ella habrá criado a muchos perros.
By the end of the year, she will have raised many dogs.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos criado
Para entonces, habremos criado a toda la camada.
By then, we will have raised the entire litter.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis criado
Para esa fecha, habréis criado a los caballos.
By that date, you all will have raised the horses.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán criado
Para el próximo mes, habrán criado a muchas aves.
By next month, they will have raised many birds.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría criado
Yo habría criado a más animales si tuviera espacio.
I would have raised more animals if I had space.
habrías criado
Tú habrías criado a esa mascota con amor.
You would have raised that pet with love.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría criado
Ella habría criado a los pollitos si hubiera podido.
She would have raised the chicks if she could have.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos criado
Nosotros habríamos criado más animales en el campo.
We would have raised more animals on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais criado
Vosotros habríais criado a los conejos si hubierais tenido tiempo.
You all would have raised the rabbits if you had had time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían criado
Ellos habrían criado a muchos animales en su granja.
They would have raised many animals on their farm.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocríe
Espero que yo críe bien a los animales.
I hope that I raise the animals well.
críes
Es importante que tú críes a tus hijos con amor.
It's important that you raise your children with love.
Él / Ella / Ustedcríe
Es necesario que él críe a los perros responsables.
It's necessary that he raises the dogs responsibly.
Nosotros / Nosotrascríemos
Queremos que nosotros criemos a los niños con valores.
We want us to raise the children with values.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriéis
Es mejor que vosotros criéis a los gatos en casa.
It's better that you all raise the cats at home.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescríen
Dudo que ellos críen a los animales sin cuidado.
I doubt that they raise the animals without care.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocriara
Esperaba que criara buenos animales.
I hoped that I would raise good animals.
criara
Querías que criaras a los niños con cuidado.
You wanted you would raise the children carefully.
Él / Ella / Ustedcriara
Dudaba que ella criara a los perros así.
I doubted that she would raise the dogs like that.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriáramos
Si pudiéramos, criáramos más animales.
If we could, we would raise more animals.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriárais
No creía que vosotros criárais esas plantas.
I didn't believe that you all would raise those plants.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriaran
Esperaban que criaran a los hijos bien.
They hoped that they would raise the children well.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocriara
Si tuviera tiempo, criara más animales.
If I had time, I would raise more animals.
criara
¿Criaras a los niños en esa ciudad?
Will you raise the children in that city?
Él / Ella / Ustedcriara
Ella criara a sus hijos con mucho amor.
She would raise her children with much love.
Nosotros / Nosotrascriáramos
Nosotros criáramos animales en el campo.
We would raise animals in the countryside.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriárais
¿Criárais aves en esa granja?
Would you raise birds on that farm?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescriaren
Ellos criaren a los hijos con valores tradicionales.
They would raise the children with traditional values.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya criado
Espero que haya criado bien a sus hijos.
I hope he has raised his children well.
hayas criado
Es posible que hayas criado a muchos animales.
It's possible that you have raised many animals.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya criado
Es importante que haya criado a sus mascotas con amor.
It's important that he has raised his pets with love.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos criado
Esperamos que hayamos criado buenos profesionales.
We hope that we have raised good professionals.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis criado
No creo que hayáis criado suficientes plantas.
I don't think that you have raised enough plants.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan criado
Es probable que hayan criado a muchos hijos.
It's likely that they have raised many children.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera criado
Si hubiera criado a los animales, habría aprendido mucho.
If I had raised the animals, I would have learned a lot.
hubieras criado
Si hubieras criado a los hijos, entenderías mejor.
If you had raised the children, you would understand better.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera criado
Si ella hubiera criado a los perros, sería más responsable.
If she had raised the dogs, she would be more responsible.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos criado
Si hubiéramos criado a los caballos, sabríamos mucho.
If we had raised the horses, we would know a lot.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais criado
Si hubierais criado a las aves, tendríais experiencia.
If you had raised the birds, you would have experience.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran criado
Si ellos hubieran criado a los animales, habrían aprendido mucho.
If they had raised the animals, they would have learned a lot.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré criado
Cuando llegue, ya habré criado a los animales.
When I arrive, I will have already raised the animals.
habrás criado
Para entonces, habrás criado a los hijos.
By then, you will have raised the children.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá criado
Ella habrá criado a muchos animales.
She will have raised many animals.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos criado
Nosotros habremos criado a los perros.
We will have raised the dogs.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis criado
Vosotros habréis criado a los gatos.
You all will have raised the cats.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán criado
Ellos habrán criado a muchas ovejas.
They will have raised many sheep.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocrío
No des órdenes en público, crío.
Don't give orders in public, I raise.
cría
¡Cría a los animales con cuidado!
Raise the animals carefully!
Él / Ella / Ustedcríe
Por favor, críe a los niños con paciencia.
Please raise the children with patience.
Nosotros / Nosotrascríe
Críe a los jóvenes con buen ejemplo.
Let's raise the young with a good example.
Vosotros / Vosotrascriad
¡Criad a los animales con amor!
Raise the animals with love!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescríen
Críen a los hijos con responsabilidad.
Raise the children responsibly.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono críe
No críe animales en esa zona.
Don't raise animals in that area.
no críes
No críes a los niños así.
Don't raise the children like that.
Él / Ella / Ustedno críe
No críe a los pollitos en esa jaula.
Don't raise the chicks in that cage.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno criemos
No criemos más animales en el patio.
Let's not raise more animals in the yard.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno criéis
No criéis tantos peces en esa pecera.
Don't raise so many fish in that tank.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno críen
No críen a los hijos sin educación.
Don't raise the children without education.

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