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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 19: 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/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 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 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 raised
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 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 would raise
tú criaras/criases you raised
él/ella criara/criase he would raise
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 would have raised
tú hubieras/hubieses criado you had raised
él/ella hubiera/hubiese criado He/she would have raised
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos criado we had raised
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis criado you had 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 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 had raised
ellos/ellas hubieron criado they had raised

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo criare I will raise
tú criares you would raise
él/ella criare he will 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
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos criado we will have raised
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis criado You will 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/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
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 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.