to believe, to think
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Creo que va a llover esta tarde.
I think it's going to rain this afternoon.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Nadie me creyó cuando conté la historia.
Nobody believed me when I told the story.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
De niño creía en los Reyes Magos.
As a child I believed in the Three Kings.
Futuro · What will happen
Mis amigos no lo creerán.
My friends won't believe it.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Creerías que ella tiene sesenta años?
Would you believe she's sixty?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Siempre hemos creído en ti.
We've always believed in you.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Había creído que el banco abría hoy.
I had thought the bank was open today.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Habrán creído que no íbamos.
They must have thought we weren't going.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Tú nunca lo habrías creído.
You would never have believed it.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que el juez me crea.
I hope the judge believes me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me molestó que no me creyeras.
It bothered me that you didn't believe me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Actuaban como si creyesen cualquier cosa.
They acted as if they believed anything.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me sorprende que hayan creído ese cuento.
I'm surprised they believed that story.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos creído en él, todo sería distinto.
If we had believed in him, everything would be different.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Cree en ti misma.
Believe in yourself.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No creas todo lo que ves en internet.
Don't believe everything you see on the internet.