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Criar (to raise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of criar (to raise) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Criar (to raise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 3: Planes para el fin de semana (Weekend plans)

Lesson 18: Visita el campo (Visit the countryside)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Criar (to raise) criando (raising) criado (raised)

Criar (to raise): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) crío I raise
(tú) crías You raise
(él/ella) cría he raises/she raises
(nosotros/nosotras) criamos we raise
(vosotros/vosotras) criáis You raise
(ellos/ellas) crían they raise

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he criado I have raised
(tú) has criado You have raised
(él/ella) ha criado he/she has raised
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos criado we have raised
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis criado you have raised
(ellos/ellas) han criado They have raised

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) críe I raise
(tú) críes You raise
(él/ella) críe he/she raises
(nosotros/nosotras) criemos we raise
(vosotros/vosotras) criéis you raise
(ellos/ellas) críen they raise

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

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

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) criaba I was raising
(tú) criabas You used to raise
(él/ella) criaba he/she raised
(nosotros/nosotras) criábamos we raised
(vosotros/vosotras) criabais You raised
(ellos/ellas) criaban they raised

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

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

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) criara/criase I raised
(tú) criaras/criases You would raise
(él/ella) criara/criase he/she raised
(nosotros/nosotras) criáramos/criásemos we raised
(vosotros/vosotras) criarais/criaseis You would raise
(ellos/ellas) criaron/criasen they raised

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) crié I raised
(tú) criaste You raised
(él/ella) crió he/she raised
(nosotros/nosotras) criamos we raised
(vosotros/vosotras) criasteis You raised
(ellos/ellas) criaron they raised

Pretérito anterior 

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

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) criare I will raise
(tú) criares You will raise
(él/ella) criare he/she would raise
(nosotros/nosotras) criaremos we will raise
(vosotros/vosotras) criareis You will raise
(ellos/ellas) criaren they would raise

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere criado I will have raised
(tú) hubieres criado You will have raised
(él/ella) hubiere criado he will have raised/she will have raised
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos criado we will have raised
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis criado You would have raised
(ellos/ellas) hubieren criado they will have raised

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) criaré I will raise
(tú) criarás You will raise
(él/ella) criará he will raise/she will raise
(nosotros/nosotras) criaremos we will raise
(vosotros/vosotras) criaréis You will raise
(ellos/ellas) criarán they will raise

Futuro perfecto 

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

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Crea! Raise
¡Cree! Raise
¡Creamos! Let's raise
¡Cread! Raise
¡Creen! They raise

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No críe! Don't raise
No crees! He/she does not raise
No críe! Don't raise
No criemos! You all do not raise
No crieis! They do not raise

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) crearía I would raise
(tú) crearías You would raise
(él/ella) crearía he would raise/she would raise
(nosotros/nosotras) crearíamos we would raise
(vosotros/vosotras) crearíais You would raise
(ellos/ellas) crearían they would raise

Condicional perfecto 

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

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will raise cows in the field.
Criarás vacas en el campo.
2. You raise horses for races.
Vosotros criáis caballos para carreras.
3. You raise ducks in the countryside.
Tú crías patos en el campo.
4. They raise pigs in the village.
Ellos crían cerdos en el pueblo.
5. He raises sheep by the river.
Él cría ovejas junto al río.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He raised cows with his family.
Crió vacas con su familia.
2. I have raised the hen in the countryside.
He criado a la gallina en el campo.
3. We raised pigs for food.
Criamos cerdos para alimento.
4. You used to raise ducks on the farm.
Tú criabas patos en la granja.
5. They raised pigs to sell.
Ellos criaban cerdos para vender.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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críe, críes, criaras, criara, criasen

1.
Espero que tú ... cabras en el campo.
(I hope you raise goats in the countryside.)
2.
Ojalá que él ... vacas en la granja.
(I hope he raises cows on the farm.)
3.
Sugerieron que ... cabras en la colina
(They suggested that they raise goats on the hill.)
4.
Desearía que ... el cerdo
(I wish you would raise the pig)
5.
Quería que ... caballos en la granja
(I wanted him to raise horses on the farm)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope that you have raised the sheep well.
Espero que haya criado la oveja bien.
2. We would have raised horses on the ranch.
Nosotros habríamos criado caballos en el rancho.
3. We would have raised goats together.
Hubiéramos/hubiésemos criado cabras juntos.
4. You would have raised goats in the hills.
Vosotros habríais criado cabras en las colinas.
5. They would have reared pigs for the market.
Ellos habrían criado cerdos para el mercado.