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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
crecer
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
creciendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
crecido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | creco I grow |
tú | creces you grow |
él/ella/usted | crece he/she/you grows |
nosotros | crecemos we grow |
vosotros | crecéis you all grow |
ellos/ustedes | crecen they/you all grow |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | crecía I used to grow |
tú | crecías you used to grow |
él/ella/usted | crecía he/she/you used to grow |
nosotros | crecíamos we used to grow |
vosotros | crecíais you all used to grow |
ellos/ustedes | crecían they/you all used to grow |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | crecí I grown |
tú | creciste you grown |
él/ella/usted | creció he/she/you grown |
nosotros | crecimos we grown |
vosotros | crecisteis you all grown |
ellos/ustedes | crecieron they/you all grown |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | creceré I will grow |
tú | crecerás you will grow |
él/ella/usted | crecerá he/she/you will grow |
nosotros | creceremos we will grow |
vosotros | creceréis you all will grow |
ellos/ustedes | crecerán they/you all will grow |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | crecería I would grow |
tú | crecerías you would grow |
él/ella/usted | crecería he/she/you would grow |
nosotros | creceríamos we would grow |
vosotros | creceríais you all would grow |
ellos/ustedes | crecerían they/you all would grow |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | creca that I grow |
tú | crecas that you grow |
él/ella/usted | creca that he/she/you grow |
nosotros | crecamos that we grow |
vosotros | crecáis that you all grow |
ellos/ustedes | crecan that they/you all grow |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | creciera or creciese that I grown |
tú | crecieras or crecieses that you grown |
él/ella/usted | creciera or creciese that he/she/you grown |
nosotros | creciéramos or creciésemos that we grown |
vosotros | crecierais or crecieseis that you all grown |
ellos/ustedes | crecieran or creciesen that they/you all grown |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he crecido I have grown |
tú | has crecido you have grown |
él/ella/usted | ha crecido he/she/you have grown |
nosotros | hemos crecido we have grown |
vosotros | habéis crecido you all have grown |
ellos/ustedes | han crecido they/you all have grown |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había crecido I had grown |
tú | habías crecido you had grown |
él/ella/usted | había crecido he/she/you had grown |
nosotros | habíamos crecido we had grown |
vosotros | habíais crecido you all had grown |
ellos/ustedes | habían crecido they/you all had grown |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube crecido I had grown |
tú | hubiste crecido you had grown |
él/ella/usted | hubo crecido he/she/you had grown |
nosotros | hubimos crecido we had grown |
vosotros | hubisteis crecido you all had grown |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron crecido they/you all had grown |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré crecido I will have grown |
tú | habrás crecido you will have grown |
él/ella/usted | habrá crecido he/she/you will have grown |
nosotros | habremos crecido we will have grown |
vosotros | habréis crecido you all will have grown |
ellos/ustedes | habrán crecido they/you all will have grown |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría crecido I would have grown |
tú | habrías crecido you would have grown |
él/ella/usted | habría crecido he/she/you would have grown |
nosotros | habríamos crecido we would have grown |
vosotros | habríais crecido you all would have grown |
ellos/ustedes | habrían crecido they/you all would have grown |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya crecido that I have grown |
tú | hayas crecido that you have grown |
él/ella/usted | haya crecido that he/she/you have grown |
nosotros | hayamos crecido that we have grown |
vosotros | hayáis crecido that you all have grown |
ellos/ustedes | hayan crecido that they/you all have grown |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera crecido that I had grown |
tú | hubieras crecido that you had grown |
él/ella/usted | hubiera crecido that he/she/you had grown |
nosotros | hubiéramos crecido that we had grown |
vosotros | hubierais crecido that you all had grown |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran crecido that they/you all had grown |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | crece | grow! (you) |
usted | creca | grow! (you formal) |
nosotros | crecamos | let's grow! |
vosotros | creced | grow! (you all) |
ustedes | crecan | grow! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no crecas | don't grow! (you) |
usted | no creca | don't grow! (you formal) |
nosotros | no crecamos | let's not grow! |
vosotros | no crecáis | don't grow! (you all) |
ustedes | no crecan | don't grow! (you all) |
More About "crecer"
Examples in Context
Crecí en el campo.
I grew up in the countryside.
Preterite
Las plantas crecen rápido.
The plants grow fast.
Present
Ha crecido mucho.
He/She has grown a lot.
Present Perfect
Creceré como persona.
I will grow as a person.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms:
decrecer(to decrease)
Usage Notes
- •Crecer is a -cer verb with spelling change
- •Spelling change: c→zc before a/o (crezco, crezca)
- •Main meaning: to grow
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