Crear means to create. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: creo, creas, crea, creamos, creáis, crean.
Crear in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Crear in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Crear in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Crear in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Crear in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | creo | creé | creaba | crearé | crearía |
| tú | creas | creaste | creabas | crearás | crearías |
| él / ella / usted | crea | creó | creaba | creará | crearía |
| nosotros / nosotras | creamos | creamos | creábamos | crearemos | crearíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | creáis | creasteis | creabais | crearéis | crearíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crean | crearon | creaban | crearán | crearían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creo | I create |
| tú | creas | you create |
| él / ella / usted | crea | he/she creates |
| nosotros / nosotras | creamos | we create |
| vosotros / vosotras | creáis | you all (vosotros) create |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crean | they create |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creé | I created |
| tú | creaste | you created |
| él / ella / usted | creó | he/she created |
| nosotros / nosotras | creamos | we created |
| vosotros / vosotras | creasteis | you all (vosotros) created |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crearon | they created |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | creaba | I used to create |
| tú | creabas | you used to create |
| él / ella / usted | creaba | he/she used to create |
| nosotros / nosotras | creábamos | we used to create |
| vosotros / vosotras | creabais | you all (vosotros) used to create |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | creaban | they used to create |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crearé | I will create |
| tú | crearás | you will create |
| él / ella / usted | creará | he/she will create |
| nosotros / nosotras | crearemos | we will create |
| vosotros / vosotras | crearéis | you all (vosotros) will create |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crearán | they will create |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crearía | I would create |
| tú | crearías | you would create |
| él / ella / usted | crearía | he/she would create |
| nosotros / nosotras | crearíamos | we would create |
| vosotros / vosotras | crearíais | you all (vosotros) would create |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crearían | they would create |
Crear follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are creo, creas, crea, creamos, creáis, crean, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
creé, creaste, creó, creamos, creasteis, crearon. For example, creé means “I created”.
Crear follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (creé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (creaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I created” and “I used to create”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are crearé (“I will create”) and crearía (“I would create”). The full charts above include every person.
Crear means to create.
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