Creer (to believe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of creer (to believe) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Creer (to believe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 43: Opiniones y negociaciones (Opinions and negotiations)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Creer (to believe) Creyendo (believing) Creído (believed)

Creer (to believe): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo creo I believe
tú crees you believe
él/ella cree he believes
nosotros/nosotras creemos we believe
vosotros/vosotras creéis you all believe
ellos/ellas creen They believe

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he creído I have believed
tú has creído You have believed
él/ella ha creído he has believed
nosotros/nosotras hemos creído We have believed
vosotros/vosotras habéis creído you have believed
ellos/ellas han creído They have believed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo crea I believe
tú creas you believe
él/ella crea he believes
nosotros/nosotras creamos we believe
vosotros/vosotras creáis You believe
ellos/ellas crean they believe

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya creído I have believed
tú hayas creído you have believed
él/ella haya creído he has believed
nosotros/nosotras hayamos creído we have believed
vosotros/vosotras hayáis creído You all have believed
ellos/ellas hayan creído They will have believed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo creía I believed
tú creías You believed
él/ella creía he believed
nosotros/nosotras creíamos We believed
vosotros/vosotras creíais you believed
ellos/ellas creían They believed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había creído I had believed
tú habías creído You had believed
él/ella había creído he had believed
nosotros/nosotras habíamos creído we had believed
vosotros/vosotras habíais creído you had believed
ellos/ellas habían creído They had believed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo creyera/creyese I would believe
tú creyeras/creyeses you would believe
él/ella creyera/creyese he would believe
nosotros/nosotras creyéramos/creyésemos we would believe
vosotros/vosotras creyerais/creyeseis you would believe
ellos/ellas creyeran/creyesen They would believe

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese creído I would have believed
tú hubieras/hubieses creído you would have believed
él/ella hubiera/hubiese creído he would have believed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos creído we would have believed
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis creído You would have believed
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen creído They would have believed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo creí I believed
tú creíste You believed
él/ella creyó He believed
nosotros/nosotras creímos we believed
vosotros/vosotras creísteis you all believed
ellos/ellas creyeron They believed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube creído I had believed
tú hubiste creído You had believed
él/ella hubo creído he had believed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos creído we had believed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis creído You had believed
ellos/ellas hubieron creído They had believed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo creyere I will believe
tú creyeres You will believe
él/ella creyere he would believe
nosotros/nosotras creyéremos we will believe
vosotros/vosotras creyereis you will believe
ellos/ellas creyeran they would believe

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere creído I will have believed
tú hubieres creído You will have believed
él/ella hubiere creído He will have believed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos creído We will have believed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis creído you will have believed
ellos/ellas hubieren creído They will have believed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo creeré I will believe
tú creerás You will believe
él/ella creerá he will believe
nosotros/nosotras creeremos We will believe
vosotros/vosotras creeréis you all will believe
ellos/ellas creerán They will believe

Futuro perfecto 

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

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cree! He should believe
¡Crea! We believe
¡Creemos! We believe
¡Creed! You believe
¡Crean! They believe

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No crea! We/they do not believe
¡No creas! He/she does not believe
¡No crea! We/they do not believe
¡No creamos! You all do not believe.
¡No creáis! You all don't believe

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo creería I would believe
tú creerías You would believe
él/ella creería He would believe
nosotros/nosotras creeríamos we would believe
vosotros/vosotras creeríais you all would believe
ellos/ellas creerían They would believe

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría creído I would have believed
tú habrías creído You would have believed
él/ella habría creído he would have believed
nosotros/nosotras habríamos creído we would have believed
vosotros/vosotras habríais creído you all would have believed
ellos/ellas habrían creído They would have believed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We believe that we should support our friends.
Nosotros creemos que debemos apoyar a nuestros amigos.
2. They believe that nature is beautiful.
Ellos creen que la naturaleza es hermosa.
3. You will believe in the project.
Tú creerás en el proyecto.
4. I will believe in your words.
Yo creeré en tus palabras.
5. They will believe in the future.
Ellos creerán en el futuro.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He believed in the story they told him.
Él creyó en la historia que le contaron.
2. He believed that the offer was positive.
Él creía que la oferta era positiva.
3. You all believed in a commitment.
Vosotros creíais en un compromiso.
4. He has believed that everything would be fine.
Él ha creído que todo estaría bien.
5. They have believed in their own abilities.
Ellos han creído en sus propias habilidades.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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creyeran/creyesen, creas, creyéramos/creyésemos, creáis, crean

1.
Si nosotros en la causa, donaríamos dinero.
(If we believed in the cause, we would donate money.)
2.
Si ellos en ella, la seguirían.
(If they believed in her, they would follow her.)
3.
Es importante que en el compromiso.
(It is important that you believe in commitment.)
4.
Dudo que en la contraoferta.
(They doubt that they believe in the counteroffer.)
5.
Es vital que la negociación es real.
(It is vital that you believe the negotiation is real.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It is possible that he believed what you said.
Es posible que él haya creído en lo que dijiste.
2. I hope that I have believed in his word.
Espero que yo haya creído en su palabra.
3. We would have believed in the project if it had been presented to us better.
Nosotros habríamos creído en el proyecto si nos lo hubieran presentado mejor.
4. I would have believed your story if you had given me more details.
Yo habría creído en tu historia si me hubieras dado más detalles.
5. If you had believed, we wouldn't have problems now.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis creído, no tendríamos problemas ahora.