creer
M026 OrthographicCreer — orthographic unstressed i→y (to believe)
Unstressed i→y
3
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
CREER is mostly regular, but preterite and derived simple subjunctives show i->y spelling: creyó, creyeron, creyera, creyere.
Technical explanation
Model used in the app for creer, leer, poseer and proveer:
- Present and present subjunctive are regular (creo/crea, leo/lea, poseo/posea).
- Preterite uses orthographic y in 3rd persons: creyó/creyeron, leyó/leyeron.
- Imperfect and future subjunctive derive from that stem: creyera/creyere, leyera/leyere.
- Imperative keeps regular forms (cree, crea, creed, crean).
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
Present Indicative
yo
creo
tú
crees
él/ella
cree
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
creo
tú
crees
él/ella
cree
Regular anchor
yo
bebo
tú
bebes
él/ella
bebe
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
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yo
creí
tú
creíste
él/ella
creyó
Regular anchor
yo
bebí
tú
bebiste
él/ella
bebió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
creía
tú
creías
él/ella
creía
Regular anchor
yo
bebía
tú
bebías
él/ella
bebía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
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yo
creeré
tú
creerás
él/ella
creerá
Regular anchor
yo
beberé
tú
beberás
él/ella
beberá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
creería
tú
creerías
él/ella
creería
Regular anchor
yo
bebería
tú
beberías
él/ella
bebería
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
crea
tú
creas
él/ella
crea
Regular anchor
yo
beba
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
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yo
—
tú
cree
él/ella
crea
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebe
él/ella
beba
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
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yo
—
tú
creas
él/ella
crea
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
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