What does creer mean in English?

Creer means "to believe" in English.

How do you conjugate creer in Spanish?

Creer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with creer?

Common idiomatic expressions using creer include: "creer a pies juntillas" (to believe blindly / to believe wholeheartedly), "¡ya lo creo!" (I should say so! / of course!), "creerse" (to think highly of oneself). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using creer?

Creer is a regular -er verb except for spelling changes

How do you use creer in a sentence?

Example: "Creo que tienes razón." which means "I think you're right." in English.

What are synonyms for creer?

Spanish synonyms for creer include: pensar, opinar, considerar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Creer

to believe

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

creer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

creiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

creido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creo I believe	I believe
tú	crees you believe	you believe
él/ella/usted	cree he/she/you believes	he/she/you believes
nosotros	creemos we believe	we believe
vosotros	creéis you all believe	you all believe
ellos/ustedes	creen they/you all believe	they/you all believe

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creía I used to believe	I used to believe
tú	creías you used to believe	you used to believe
él/ella/usted	creía he/she/you used to believe	he/she/you used to believe
nosotros	creíamos we used to believe	we used to believe
vosotros	creíais you all used to believe	you all used to believe
ellos/ustedes	creían they/you all used to believe	they/you all used to believe

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creí I believed	I believed
tú	creiste you believed	you believed
él/ella/usted	creió he/she/you believed	he/she/you believed
nosotros	creimos we believed	we believed
vosotros	creisteis you all believed	you all believed
ellos/ustedes	creieron they/you all believed	they/you all believed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creeré I will believe	I will believe
tú	creerás you will believe	you will believe
él/ella/usted	creerá he/she/you will believe	he/she/you will believe
nosotros	creeremos we will believe	we will believe
vosotros	creeréis you all will believe	you all will believe
ellos/ustedes	creerán they/you all will believe	they/you all will believe

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creería I would believe	I would believe
tú	creerías you would believe	you would believe
él/ella/usted	creería he/she/you would believe	he/she/you would believe
nosotros	creeríamos we would believe	we would believe
vosotros	creeríais you all would believe	you all would believe
ellos/ustedes	creerían they/you all would believe	they/you all would believe

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	crea that I believe	that I believe
tú	creas that you believe	that you believe
él/ella/usted	crea that he/she/you believe	that he/she/you believe
nosotros	creamos that we believe	that we believe
vosotros	creáis that you all believe	that you all believe
ellos/ustedes	crean that they/you all believe	that they/you all believe

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creiera or creiese that I believed	that I believed
tú	creieras or creieses that you believed	that you believed
él/ella/usted	creiera or creiese that he/she/you believed	that he/she/you believed
nosotros	creiéramos or creiésemos that we believed	that we believed
vosotros	creierais or creieseis that you all believed	that you all believed
ellos/ustedes	creieran or creiesen that they/you all believed	that they/you all believed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he creido I have believed	I have believed
tú	has creido you have believed	you have believed
él/ella/usted	ha creido he/she/you have believed	he/she/you have believed
nosotros	hemos creido we have believed	we have believed
vosotros	habéis creido you all have believed	you all have believed
ellos/ustedes	han creido they/you all have believed	they/you all have believed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había creido I had believed	I had believed
tú	habías creido you had believed	you had believed
él/ella/usted	había creido he/she/you had believed	he/she/you had believed
nosotros	habíamos creido we had believed	we had believed
vosotros	habíais creido you all had believed	you all had believed
ellos/ustedes	habían creido they/you all had believed	they/you all had believed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube creido I had believed	I had believed
tú	hubiste creido you had believed	you had believed
él/ella/usted	hubo creido he/she/you had believed	he/she/you had believed
nosotros	hubimos creido we had believed	we had believed
vosotros	hubisteis creido you all had believed	you all had believed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron creido they/you all had believed	they/you all had believed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré creido I will have believed	I will have believed
tú	habrás creido you will have believed	you will have believed
él/ella/usted	habrá creido he/she/you will have believed	he/she/you will have believed
nosotros	habremos creido we will have believed	we will have believed
vosotros	habréis creido you all will have believed	you all will have believed
ellos/ustedes	habrán creido they/you all will have believed	they/you all will have believed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría creido I would have believed	I would have believed
tú	habrías creido you would have believed	you would have believed
él/ella/usted	habría creido he/she/you would have believed	he/she/you would have believed
nosotros	habríamos creido we would have believed	we would have believed
vosotros	habríais creido you all would have believed	you all would have believed
ellos/ustedes	habrían creido they/you all would have believed	they/you all would have believed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya creido that I have believed	that I have believed
tú	hayas creido that you have believed	that you have believed
él/ella/usted	haya creido that he/she/you have believed	that he/she/you have believed
nosotros	hayamos creido that we have believed	that we have believed
vosotros	hayáis creido that you all have believed	that you all have believed
ellos/ustedes	hayan creido that they/you all have believed	that they/you all have believed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera creido that I had believed	that I had believed
tú	hubieras creido that you had believed	that you had believed
él/ella/usted	hubiera creido that he/she/you had believed	that he/she/you had believed
nosotros	hubiéramos creido that we had believed	that we had believed
vosotros	hubierais creido that you all had believed	that you all had believed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran creido that they/you all had believed	that they/you all had believed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cree	believe! (you)
usted	crea	believe! (you formal)
nosotros	creamos	let's believe!
vosotros	creed	believe! (you all)
ustedes	crean	believe! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no creas	don't believe! (you)
usted	no crea	don't believe! (you formal)
nosotros	no creamos	let's not believe!
vosotros	no creáis	don't believe! (you all)
ustedes	no crean	don't believe! (you all)

More About "creer"

Idiomatic Expressions

creer a pies juntillas

to believe blindly / to believe wholeheartedly

💡 Believing something without question

¡ya lo creo!

I should say so! / of course!

💡 Strong affirmation

creerse

to think highly of oneself

💡 Being arrogant or conceited

no me lo creo

I can't believe it

💡 Expressing disbelief or surprise

ver para creer

seeing is believing

💡 Needing proof before believing

Examples in Context

Creo que tienes razón.

I think you're right.

Present

No creía que fuera verdad.

I didn't believe it was true.

Imperfect

Creí que vendrías.

I thought you would come.

Preterite

Creeremos en ti.

We will believe in you.

Future

Siempre he creído en el amor.

I have always believed in love.

Present Perfect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

pensar(to think)

More general, for opinions and thoughts

opinar(to think, believe)

Specifically for opinions

considerar(to consider, believe)

More formal

Antonyms:

dudar(to doubt)

Usage Notes

•Creer is a regular -er verb except for spelling changes
•The i changes to y between vowels: creyó, creyeron, creyendo
•Often followed by que + clause: creo que... (I think that...)
•Can mean "to believe" or "to think"
•Creer en = to believe in (faith, ideology)
•Creer + que = to think/believe that (opinion)
•Reflexive "creerse" can imply arrogance or self-importance
•Common in expressing opinions and beliefs

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