creer

/kɾeˈeɾ/, [kɾeˈeɾ]

believe, to believe

Gerund: creyendo

Past Participles

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	creído	creída
Plural	creídos	creídas

Indicative

	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Conditional
yo	creo	creía	creí	creeré	creería
tú	crees	creías	creíste	creerás	creerías
él/ella/Ud.	cree	creía	creyó	creerá	creería
nosotros	creemos	creíamos	creímos	creeremos	creeríamos
vosotros	creéis	creíais	creísteis	creeréis	creeríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	creen	creían	creyeron	creerán	creerían
vos	creés	creías	creíste	creerás	creerías

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect (ra)	Imperfect (se)	Future
yo	crea	creyera	creyese	creyere
tú	creas	creyeras	creyeses	creyeres
él/ella/Ud.	crea	creyera	creyese	creyere
nosotros	creamos	creyéramos	creyésemos	creyéremos
vosotros	creáis	creyerais	creyeseis	creyereis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	crean	creyeran	creyesen	creyeren
vos	creás	creyeras	creyeses	creyeres

Imperative

Examples

Sé que es difícil de creer, pero es la verdad.

I know it's difficult to believe, but it's the truth.

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A cada uno le gustaría creer que los sueños pueden ser realidad.

Everyone would like to believe that dreams can come true.

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No puedo creer que esté haciendo esto otra vez.

I can't believe I'm doing this again.

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No puedo creer que Tom verdaderamente me haya dicho no.

I can't believe Tom really said no to me.

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Tom no puede creer que María realmente crea eso.

Tom can't believe Mary really believes that.

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Debes de creer que esto es divertido.

You must think this is funny.

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Sea como fuere, no puedes obligar a alguien a creer, mucho menos a ti mismo.

Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.

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Sé que es difícil de creer.

I know it's hard to believe.

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No puedo creer esto.

I can't believe this.

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¿Es él tan tonto como para creer algo así?

Is he so foolish as to believe that?

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