creer
to believe
Auxiliary: haber
'creer' means 'to believe' or 'to think (an opinion)'. It is regular in its endings but takes a 'y' in the third persons of the preterite (creyó, creyeron) and throughout the imperfect subjunctive.
Creo que tienes razón.
I think you are right.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
Creo en ti.
I believe in you.
¿Crees en los milagros?
Do you believe in miracles?
Ella cree que va a llover.
She thinks it is going to rain.
Creemos en la honestidad.
We believe in honesty.
¿Creéis lo que os digo?
Do you believe what I am telling you?
Muchos creen en el destino.
Many people believe in destiny.
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite
Al principio no lo creí.
At first I did not believe it.
¿De verdad creíste esa historia?
Did you really believe that story?
Nadie le creyó al testigo.
Nobody believed the witness.
Creímos que era una broma.
We thought it was a joke.
Creísteis en él sin dudar.
You believed in him without hesitation.
Los niños se creyeron el cuento.
The children believed the tale.
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect
De niño creía en los fantasmas.
As a child I believed in ghosts.
Antes creías todo lo que leías.
You used to believe everything you read.
Mi abuela creía en los remedios caseros.
My grandmother believed in home remedies.
Creíamos que llegaríamos a tiempo.
We thought we would arrive on time.
Creíais que era imposible.
You thought it was impossible.
Antiguamente creían que la Tierra era plana.
In the past they believed the Earth was flat.
Pretérito perfecto
Present Perfect
Siempre he creído en el trabajo duro.
I have always believed in hard work.
Has creído en mí desde el principio.
You have believed in me from the start.
Ella nunca ha creído en la suerte.
She has never believed in luck.
Hemos creído todas sus promesas.
We have believed all his promises.
¿Le habéis creído otra vez?
Have you believed him again?
Los votantes han creído en su mensaje.
The voters have believed his message.
Futuro simple
Future
Lo creeré cuando lo vea.
I will believe it when I see it.
No creerás lo que pasó.
You won't believe what happened.
Nadie creerá esa excusa.
Nobody will believe that excuse.
Solo lo creeremos con pruebas.
We will only believe it with proof.
Al final creeréis en el proyecto.
In the end you will believe in the project.
Con el tiempo te creerán.
In time they will believe you.
Condicional
Condicional simple
Conditional
Yo te creería si dijeras la verdad.
I would believe you if you told the truth.
¿Creerías una historia tan extraña?
Would you believe such a strange story?
Nadie creería algo así sin verlo.
Nobody would believe something like that without seeing it.
Lo creeríamos con más detalles.
We would believe it with more details.
¿Le creeríais a un desconocido?
Would you believe a stranger?
Ellos creerían cualquier rumor.
They would believe any rumour.
Subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
No hay razón para que yo lo crea.
There is no reason for me to believe it.
Quiero que me creas.
I want you to believe me.
Dudo que ella lo crea.
I doubt that she believes it.
Espera que lo creamos sin pruebas.
He hopes we believe it without proof.
Es normal que no lo creáis.
It is normal that you don't believe it.
Quiero que todos me crean.
I want everyone to believe me.
Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Si yo creyera eso, sería tonto.
If I believed that, I would be foolish.
Me gustaría que me creyeras.
I would like you to believe me.
Sería raro que él te creyera.
It would be odd for him to believe you.
Nos pidió que le creyéramos.
He asked us to believe him.
Si creyerais en vosotros, lo lograríais.
If you believed in yourselves, you would achieve it.
Esperaba que me creyeran.
I hoped they would believe me.
Imperativo
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
¡Cree en ti mismo!
Believe in yourself!
Créame, es la verdad.
Believe me, it is the truth.
Creamos en un futuro mejor.
Let's believe in a better future.
Creed en vuestros sueños.
Believe in your dreams.
Crean en el equipo.
Believe in the team.
