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SPANISH VERB

crear

to create

  • #114 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: creando
  • Past participle: creado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I create
  2. tú you create
  3. usted, él, ella he/she creates
  4. nosotros we create
  5. vosotros Spain you all create
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they create

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I created
  2. tú you created
  3. usted, él, ella he/she created
  4. nosotros we created
  5. vosotros Spain you all created
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they created

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to create
  2. tú you used to create
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to create
  4. nosotros we used to create
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to create
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to create

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will create
  2. tú you will create
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will create
  4. nosotros we will create
  5. vosotros Spain you all will create
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will create

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would create
  2. tú you would create
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would create
  4. nosotros we would create
  5. vosotros Spain you all would create
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would create

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I create
  2. tú (that) you create
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she create
  4. nosotros (that) we create
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all create
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they create

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I created
  2. tú (if) you created
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she created
  4. nosotros (if) we created
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all created
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they created

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú create!
  2. usted create! (formal)
  3. nosotros create! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain create! (all of you)
  5. ustedes create! (all of you)

How to use crear

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi prima crea páginas web para pequeños negocios.

    My cousin creates websites for small businesses.

  2. Past

    Creé una cuenta nueva porque olvidé la contraseña.

    I created a new account because I forgot the password.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños creábamos juegos con cajas de cartón.

    As kids we used to make up games with cardboard boxes.

  4. Future

    La empresa creará cien empleos en la región.

    The company will create a hundred jobs in the region.

  5. Conditional

    Con más tiempo, crearía mi propio negocio.

    With more time, I'd create my own business.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que crees un grupo para el viaje.

    I need you to create a group for the trip.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El jefe pidió que creáramos un logo nuevo.

    The boss asked us to create a new logo.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Crea una contraseña difícil, por favor!

    Create a hard password, please!

Good to know

  • "Crear una cuenta" is to create an account. Don't mix it up with "creer", to believe: "creo" is both "I create" and "I believe".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.