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creer

M026 Orthographic

Creer — orthographic unstressed i→y (to believe)

Unstressed i→y

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verbs

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Summary

CREER is mostly regular, but preterite and derived simple subjunctives show i->y spelling: creyó, creyeron, creyera, creyere.

Examples

  • Creo que llegará pronto.
  • Ayer leyeron el informe completo.
  • Si lo creyera, actuaría distinto.

Teacher guide (Spain)

Focus classroom drills on the preterite y-chain: creyó/creyeron -> creyera/creyere.

1) Core verbs

creer leer poseer proveer

Present Indicative

yo

creo

crees

él/ella

cree

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

creo

crees

él/ella

cree

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Regular anchor

yo

bebo

bebes

él/ella

bebe

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

creí

creíste

él/ella

creyó

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yo

bebí

bebiste

él/ella

bebió

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

creía

creías

él/ella

creía

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yo

bebía

bebías

él/ella

bebía

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

creeré

creerás

él/ella

creerá

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yo

beberé

beberás

él/ella

beberá

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

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yo

creería

creerías

él/ella

creería

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Regular anchor

yo

bebería

beberías

él/ella

bebería

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

crea

creas

él/ella

crea

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yo

beba

bebas

él/ella

beba

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

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yo

cree

él/ella

crea

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yo

bebe

él/ella

beba

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

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yo

creas

él/ella

crea

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Regular anchor

yo

bebas

él/ella

beba

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Tense availability

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Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

I to y

Verbs following this model

3 verbs

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