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creer

to believe

VerbFrequency #15

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to accept as true) to believe

    Yo creo en la honestidad de las personas.

    I believe in people's honesty.
  2. 2

    (to have an opinion, to think) to think

    Creo que va a llover mañana.

    I think it's going to rain tomorrow.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to think highly of oneself, to imagine oneself to be) to believe oneself to be

    Se cree muy inteligente, pero a veces dice tonterías.

    He thinks he's very intelligent, but sometimes he says silly things.

1(to accept as true)to believe

Yo creo en la honestidad de las personas.

I believe in people's honesty.

No creo en fantasmas.

I don't believe in ghosts.

Ellos creen que la Tierra es redonda.

They believe that the Earth is round.

No lo puedo creer.

I can't believe it.

2(to have an opinion, to think)to think

Creo que va a llover mañana.

I think it's going to rain tomorrow.

¿Tú crees que es una buena idea?

Do you think it's a good idea?

Ella creyó que la película era muy interesante.

She thought the movie was very interesting.

Yo creo que es tarde.

I think it's late.

3(to think highly of oneself, to imagine oneself to be)to believe oneself to be

Se cree muy inteligente, pero a veces dice tonterías.

He thinks he's very intelligent, but sometimes he says silly things.

Él se cree el mejor jugador del equipo.

He believes himself to be the best player on the team.

No te creas tan importante.

Don't believe yourself to be so important.

Él se cree muy listo.

He believes himself to be very clever.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularcreería

2nd singularcreerías

3rd singularcreería

1st pluralcreeríamos

2nd pluralcreeríais

3rd pluralcreerían

future indicative

1st singularcreeré

2nd singularcreerás

3rd singularcreerá

1st pluralcreeremos

2nd pluralcreeréis

3rd pluralcreerán

gerund

creyendo

imperative affirmative

2nd singularcree

1st pluralcreamos

2nd pluralcreed

imperative negative

2nd singularno creas

1st pluralno creamos

2nd pluralno creáis

imperfect indicative

1st singularcreía

2nd singularcreías

3rd singularcreía

1st pluralcreíamos

2nd pluralcreíais

3rd pluralcreían

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularcreyera

2nd singularcreyeras

3rd singularcreyera

1st pluralcreyéramos

2nd pluralcreyerais

3rd pluralcreyeran

infinitive

creer

participle

creído

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía creído

2nd singularhabías creído

3rd singularhabía creído

1st pluralhabíamos creído

2nd pluralhabíais creído

3rd pluralhabían creído

present indicative

1st singularcreo

2nd singularcrees

3rd singularcree

1st pluralcreemos

2nd pluralcreéis

3rd pluralcreen

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe creído

2nd singularhas creído

3rd singularha creído

1st pluralhemos creído

2nd pluralhabéis creído

3rd pluralhan creído

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya creído

2nd singularhayas creído

3rd singularhaya creído

1st pluralhayamos creído

2nd pluralhayáis creído

3rd pluralhayan creído

present subjunctive

1st singularcrea

2nd singularcreas

3rd singularcrea

1st pluralcreamos

2nd pluralcreáis

3rd pluralcrean

preterite indicative

1st singularcreí

2nd singularcreíste

3rd singularcreyó

1st pluralcreímos

2nd pluralcreísteis

3rd pluralcreyeron