Creer is a Spanish verb meaning to believe. Creer is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Creer appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 16th most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Creer Conjugation - Present Tense.
Creer Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | creí |
| tú | creíste |
| él/ella | creyó |
| ns. | creímos |
| vs. | creísteis |
| ellos/ellas | creyeron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Creer Participio
The participio of Creer is creído. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Creer Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Creer is creía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
Looking for more verbs like Creer? Check out our Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart, the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster!
