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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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | crío | Yo crío a mis hijos en el campo. I raise my children in the countryside. | |
Tú | crías | Tú crías animales en la granja. You raise animals on the farm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cría | Ella cría a sus perros con mucho cariño. She raises her dogs with a lot of love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criamos | Nosotros criamos gallinas en el patio. We raise chickens in the yard. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criáis | Vosotros criáis conejos en la granja. You all raise rabbits on the farm. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | crían | Ellos crían a sus hijos con valores fuertes. They raise their children with strong values. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | crié | Yo crié a mis hijos en el campo. I raised my children in the countryside. | |
Tú | criaste | Tú criaste a esa mascota con mucho amor. You raised that pet with a lot of love. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | crió | Ella crió a su hermano menor. She raised her younger brother. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criamos | Nosotros criamos pollos en la granja. We raised chickens on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criasteis | Vosotros criasteis a los perros juntos. You all raised the dogs together. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criarion | Ellos criaron a sus hijos con valores fuertes. They raised their children with strong values. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | criaba | Yo criaba perros cuando era niño. I used to raise dogs when I was a child. | |
Tú | criabas | Tú criabas aves en el campo. You used to raise birds in the countryside. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | criaba | Ella criaba a sus hijos con mucho amor. She used to raise her children with a lot of love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criábamos | Nosotros criábamos vacas en la granja. We used to raise cows on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criabais | Vosotros criabais conejos en el jardín. You all used to raise rabbits in the garden. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criaban | Ellos criaban caballos en el establo. They used to raise horses in the stable. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy criando | Estoy criando a mis hijos con mucho amor. I am raising my children with a lot of love. | |
Tú | estás criando | Estás criando animales en la granja. You are raising animals on the farm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está criando | Ella está criando a su perro en casa. She is raising her dog at home. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos criando | Estamos criando plantas en nuestro jardín. We are raising plants in our garden. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis criando | Vosotros estáis criando pollitos en la granja. You all are raising chicks on the farm. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están criando | Ellos están criando a sus hijos en la ciudad. They are raising their children in the city. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a criar | Voy a criar a los pollitos mañana. I am going to raise the chicks tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a criar | ¿Vas a criar a ese perro? Are you going to raise that dog? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a criar | Ella va a criar a su hijo en la ciudad. She is going to raise her son in the city. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a criar | Vamos a criar vacas en la granja. We are going to raise cows on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a criar | ¿Vais a criar a los conejos hoy? Are you all going to raise the rabbits today? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a criar | Ellos van a criar a los caballos en el establo. They are going to raise the horses in the stable. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | criaré | Criaré a los animales con cuidado. I will raise the animals carefully. | |
Tú | criarás | Tú criarás a los hijos con amor. You will raise the children with love. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | criará | Ella criará a su perro en el campo. She will raise her dog in the countryside. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criaremos | Nosotros criaremos a los pollitos en la granja. We will raise the chicks on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criaréis | Vosotros criaréis a los hijos en un ambiente sano. You all will raise the children in a healthy environment. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criarán | Ellos criarán a los animales en el zoológico. They will raise the animals at the zoo. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | criaría | Yo criaría más animales si tuviera espacio. I would raise more animals if I had space. | |
Tú | criarías | Tú criarías perros si te dedicaras a ello. You would raise dogs if you dedicated yourself to it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | criaría | Ella criaría aves si tuviera tiempo. She would raise birds if she had time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criaríamos | Nosotros criaríamos caballos en el campo. We would raise horses in the countryside. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criaríais | Vosotros criaríais conejos si os gustara. You all would raise rabbits if you liked it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criarían | Ellos criarían vacas en esa granja. They would raise cows on that farm. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he criado | Yo he criado a muchos animales. I have raised many animals. | |
Tú | has criado | Tú has criado a un perro muy bien. You have raised a dog very well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha criado | Ella ha criado a sus hijos con amor. She has raised her children with love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos criado | Nosotros hemos criado gallinas en la granja. We have raised chickens on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis criado | Vosotros habéis criado a muchos animales. You all have raised many animals. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han criado | Ellos han criado a sus hijos con paciencia. They have raised their children with patience. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había criado | Yo había criado a muchos animales. I had raised many animals. | |
Tú | habías criado | Tú habías criado a un perro antes. You had raised a dog before. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había criado | Ella había criado a sus hijos sola. She had raised her children alone. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos criado | Nosotros habíamos criado gallinas antes. We had raised chickens before. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais criado | Vosotros habíais criado caballos en el campo. You all had raised horses in the countryside. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían criado | Ellos habían criado a muchos animales. They had raised many animals. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré criado | Para entonces, habré criado a los pollitos. By then, I will have raised the chicks. | |
Tú | habrás criado | Para mañana, habrás criado a los animales. By tomorrow, you will have raised the animals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá criado | Para fin de año, ella habrá criado a muchos perros. By the end of the year, she will have raised many dogs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos criado | Para entonces, habremos criado a toda la camada. By then, we will have raised the entire litter. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis criado | Para esa fecha, habréis criado a los caballos. By that date, you all will have raised the horses. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán criado | Para el próximo mes, habrán criado a muchas aves. By next month, they will have raised many birds. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría criado | Yo habría criado a más animales si tuviera espacio. I would have raised more animals if I had space. | |
Tú | habrías criado | Tú habrías criado a esa mascota con amor. You would have raised that pet with love. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría criado | Ella habría criado a los pollitos si hubiera podido. She would have raised the chicks if she could have. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos criado | Nosotros habríamos criado más animales en el campo. We would have raised more animals on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais 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 / Ustedes | habrían criado | Ellos habrían criado a muchos animales en su granja. They would have raised many animals on their farm. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | críe | Espero que yo críe bien a los animales. I hope that I raise the animals well. | |
Tú | críes | Es importante que tú críes a tus hijos con amor. It's important that you raise your children with love. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | críe | Es necesario que él críe a los perros responsables. It's necessary that he raises the dogs responsibly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | críemos | Queremos que nosotros criemos a los niños con valores. We want us to raise the children with values. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criéis | Es mejor que vosotros criéis a los gatos en casa. It's better that you all raise the cats at home. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | críen | Dudo que ellos críen a los animales sin cuidado. I doubt that they raise the animals without care. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | criara | Esperaba que criara buenos animales. I hoped that I would raise good animals. | |
Tú | criara | Querías que criaras a los niños con cuidado. You wanted you would raise the children carefully. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | criara | Dudaba que ella criara a los perros así. I doubted that she would raise the dogs like that. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criáramos | Si pudiéramos, criáramos más animales. If we could, we would raise more animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criárais | No creía que vosotros criárais esas plantas. I didn't believe that you all would raise those plants. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criaran | Esperaban que criaran a los hijos bien. They hoped that they would raise the children well. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | criara | Si tuviera tiempo, criara más animales. If I had time, I would raise more animals. | |
Tú | criara | ¿Criaras a los niños en esa ciudad? Will you raise the children in that city? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | criara | Ella criara a sus hijos con mucho amor. She would raise her children with much love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | criáramos | Nosotros criáramos animales en el campo. We would raise animals in the countryside. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criárais | ¿Criárais aves en esa granja? Would you raise birds on that farm? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | criaren | Ellos criaren a los hijos con valores tradicionales. They would raise the children with traditional values. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya criado | Espero que haya criado bien a sus hijos. I hope he has raised his children well. | |
Tú | hayas criado | Es posible que hayas criado a muchos animales. It's possible that you have raised many animals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya criado | Es importante que haya criado a sus mascotas con amor. It's important that he has raised his pets with love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos criado | Esperamos que hayamos criado buenos profesionales. We hope that we have raised good professionals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis criado | No creo que hayáis criado suficientes plantas. I don't think that you have raised enough plants. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan criado | Es probable que hayan criado a muchos hijos. It's likely that they have raised many children. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera criado | Si hubiera criado a los animales, habría aprendido mucho. If I had raised the animals, I would have learned a lot. | |
Tú | hubieras criado | Si hubieras criado a los hijos, entenderías mejor. If you had raised the children, you would understand better. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera criado | Si ella hubiera criado a los perros, sería más responsable. If she had raised the dogs, she would be more responsible. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos criado | Si hubiéramos criado a los caballos, sabríamos mucho. If we had raised the horses, we would know a lot. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais criado | Si hubierais criado a las aves, tendríais experiencia. If you had raised the birds, you would have experience. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran criado | Si ellos hubieran criado a los animales, habrían aprendido mucho. If they had raised the animals, they would have learned a lot. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré criado | Cuando llegue, ya habré criado a los animales. When I arrive, I will have already raised the animals. | |
Tú | habrás criado | Para entonces, habrás criado a los hijos. By then, you will have raised the children. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá criado | Ella habrá criado a muchos animales. She will have raised many animals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos criado | Nosotros habremos criado a los perros. We will have raised the dogs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis criado | Vosotros habréis criado a los gatos. You all will have raised the cats. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán criado | Ellos habrán criado a muchas ovejas. They will have raised many sheep. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | crío | No des órdenes en público, crío. Don't give orders in public, I raise. | |
Tú | cría | ¡Cría a los animales con cuidado! Raise the animals carefully! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | críe | Por favor, críe a los niños con paciencia. Please raise the children with patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | críe | Críe a los jóvenes con buen ejemplo. Let's raise the young with a good example. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | criad | ¡Criad a los animales con amor! Raise the animals with love! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | críen | Críen a los hijos con responsabilidad. Raise the children responsibly. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no críe | No críe animales en esa zona. Don't raise animals in that area. | |
Tú | no críes | No críes a los niños así. Don't raise the children like that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no críe | No críe a los pollitos en esa jaula. Don't raise the chicks in that cage. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no criemos | No criemos más animales en el patio. Let's not raise more animals in the yard. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no criéis | No criéis tantos peces en esa pecera. Don't raise so many fish in that tank. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no críen | No críen a los hijos sin educación. Don't raise the children without education. |
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