Crecer (to grow) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of crecer (to grow) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Crecer (to grow) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 5: Labores domésticas diarias (Daily household)

Lesson 34: Estar jubilado (To be retired)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Crecer (to grow) Creciendo (growing) Crecido (grown)

Crecer (to grow): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) crezco I grow
(tú) creces You grow
(él/ella) crece he/she grows
(nosotros/nosotras) crecemos We grow
(vosotros/vosotras) crecéis You grow
(ellos/ellas) crecen they grow

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he crecido I have grown
(tú) has crecido You have grown
(él/ella) ha crecido he/she has grown
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos crecido we have grown
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis crecido You have grown
(ellos/ellas) han crecido they have grown

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) crezca I grow
(tú) crezcas you grow
(él/ella) crezca he grows/she grows
(nosotros/nosotras) crezcamos we grow
(vosotros/vosotras) crezcáis you grow
(ellos/ellas) crezcan they grow

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya crecido I have grown
(tú) hayas crecido you have grown
(él/ella) haya crecido he/she has grown
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos crecido we have grown
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis crecido you have grown
(ellos/ellas) hayan crecido they have grown

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) pretérito imperfecto indicativo I was growing
(tú) crecía You were growing
(él/ella) crecías he/she grew
(nosotros/nosotras) crecía We grew
(vosotros/vosotras) crecíamos You grew
(ellos/ellas) crecíais they were growing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había crecido I had grown
(tú) habías crecido You had grown
(él/ella) había crecido he had grown/she had grown
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos crecido we had grown
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais crecido you had grown
(ellos/ellas) habían crecido they had grown

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) creciera/creciese I grew
(tú) crecieras/crecieses you grew
(él/ella) creciera/creciese he grew/she grew
(nosotros/nosotras) creciéramos/creciésemos we grew
(vosotros/vosotras) crecierais/crecieseis you would grow
(ellos/ellas) crecieran/creciesen they grew

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese crecido I had grown
(tú) hubieras/hubieses crecido you had grown
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese crecido he had grown/she had grown
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos crecido we had grown
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis crecido you would have grown
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen crecido they had grown

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) crecí I grew
(tú) creciste You grew
(él/ella) creció he/she grew
(nosotros/nosotras) crecimos we grew
(vosotros/vosotras) crecisteis You grew
(ellos/ellas) crecieron they grew

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube crecido I had grown
(tú) hubiste crecido You had grown
(él/ella) hubo crecido he/she had grown
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos crecido we had grown
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis crecido You had grown
(ellos/ellas) hubieron crecido they had grown

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) creciere I will grow
(tú) crecieres You would grow
(él/ella) creciere he/she will grow
(nosotros/nosotras) creciéremos we will grow
(vosotros/vosotras) creciereis You will grow
(ellos/ellas) crecieren they would grow

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya crecido I will have grown
(tú) hayas crecido you will have grown
(él/ella) haya crecido he/she will have grown
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos crecido we have grown
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis crecido You have grown
(ellos/ellas) hayan crecido they have grown

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) creceré I will grow
(tú) crecerás You will grow
(él/ella) crecerá he/she will grow
(nosotros/nosotras) creceremos we will grow
(vosotros/vosotras) creceréis You will grow
(ellos/ellas) crecerán they will grow

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré crecido I will have grown
(tú) habrás crecido You will have grown
(él/ella) habrá crecido he/she will have grown
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos crecido we will have grown
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis crecido You will have grown
(ellos/ellas) habrán crecido they will have grown
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No hay imperativo para yo There is no imperative for I
¡Crece! Grow!
¡Crezca! Grow!
¡Crezcamos! Let's grow!
¡Creced! Grow!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No crezca! Don't grow!
No crezcas! Don't grow!
No crezca! Don't grow!
No crezcamos! You (plural) do not grow!
No crezcáis! They do not grow

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) crecería I would grow
(tú) crecerías You would grow
(él/ella) crecería he/she would grow
(nosotros/nosotras) creceríamos we would grow
(vosotros/vosotras) creceríais You would grow
(ellos/ellas) crecerían they would grow

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría crecido I would have grown
(tú) habrías crecido You would have grown
(él/ella) habría crecido he/she would have grown
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos crecido We would have grown
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais crecido You would have grown
(ellos/ellas) habrían crecido they would have grown

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You grow in free time with the pension.
Tú creces en tiempo libre con la pensión.
2. We grow together in new activities.
Nosotros crecemos juntos en nuevas actividades.
3. They will grow together in the retirement stage.
Ellos crecerán juntos en la etapa de estar jubilados.
4. You grow in hope for new goals.
Vosotros crecéis en esperanza para nuevos objetivos.
5. I grow in experience after I retire.
Yo crezco en experiencia después de jubilarme.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were growing in your hobbies after deciding on leisure.
Tú crecías en tus hobbies tras decidir el ocio.
2. We have grown in leisure with the pension.
Hemos crecido en ocio con la pensión.
3. You grew a lot after taking a risk with your business.
Tú creciste mucho tras arriesgarte con tu negocio.
4. You grew up despite the risk in the boarding house.
Vosotros crecisteis a pesar del riesgo en la pensión.
5. The possibility of taking more risks has increased.
Ha crecido la posibilidad de arriesgarse más.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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crezcamos, creciera, crezca, crezcáis

1.
Si ... el tiempo libre, probaría un hobby nuevo.
(If free time grew, I would try a new hobby.)
2.
Es probable que ... el tiempo libre después de jubilarme.
(It is likely that free time will increase after I retire.)
3.
Queremos que ... juntos en esta etapa de ocio.
(We want us to grow together in this stage of leisure.)
4.
Ojalá que ... su idea para el próximo negocio.
(Hopefully your idea grows for the next business.)
5.
Deseamos que ... sin miedo al riesgo futuro.
(We wish that you grow without fear of future risk.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope it has grown in my free time.
Espero que haya crecido en mi tiempo libre.
2. I don't think you have grown without taking risks.
No creo que hayáis crecido sin arriesgaros.
3. You had grown and made the most of your free time.
Hubisteis crecido y aprovechasteis el tiempo libre.
4. We want us to have grown in boarding and leisure.
Queremos que hayamos crecido en la pensión y el ocio.
5. We had grown up together before taking the risk.
Hubimos crecido juntos antes de arriesgarnos.