How to conjugate criar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

criar
to raise, to breed, to bring up
regular verb

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.

How to conjugate criar in Subjunctive Imperfect

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

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
criara
criara
Él / Ella / Usted
criara
Nosotros / Nosotras
criáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
criárais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
criaran

Examples of criar in Subjunctive Imperfect

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

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