crecer
to growPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | crezcoI grow | nosotros | crecemoswe grow |
| tú | crecesyou grow | vosotros | crecéisyou all grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | crecehe/she grows | ellos/Uds. | crecenthey grow |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he crecidoI have grown | nosotros | hemos crecidowe have grown |
| tú | has crecidoyou have grown | vosotros | habéis crecidoyou all have grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha crecidohe/she has grown | ellos/Uds. | han crecidothey have grown |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | crezca(that) I grow | nosotros | crezcamos(that) we grow |
| tú | crezcas(that) you grow | vosotros | crezcáis(that) you all grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | crezca(that) he/she grows | ellos/Uds. | crezcan(that) they grow |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya crecido(that) I have grown | nosotros | hayamos crecido(that) we have grown |
| tú | hayas crecido(that) you have grown | vosotros | hayáis crecido(that) you all have grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya crecido(that) he/she has grown | ellos/Uds. | hayan crecido(that) they have grown |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | crecíI grew | nosotros | crecimoswe grew |
| tú | crecisteyou grew | vosotros | crecisteisyou all grew |
| él/ella/Ud. | crecióhe/she grew | ellos/Uds. | crecieronthey grew |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | crecíaI used to grow | nosotros | crecíamoswe used to grow |
| tú | crecíasyou used to grow | vosotros | crecíaisyou all used to grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | crecíahe/she used to grow | ellos/Uds. | crecíanthey used to grow |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había crecidoI had grown | nosotros | habíamos crecidowe had grown |
| tú | habías crecidoyou had grown | vosotros | habíais crecidoyou all had grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | había crecidohe/she had grown | ellos/Uds. | habían crecidothey had grown |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | creciera(that) I grew | nosotros | creciéramos(that) we grew |
| tú | crecieras(that) you grew | vosotros | crecierais(that) you all grew |
| él/ella/Ud. | creciera(that) he/she grew | ellos/Uds. | crecieran(that) they grew |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | creciese(that) I grew | nosotros | creciésemos(that) we grew |
| tú | crecieses(that) you grew | vosotros | crecieseis(that) you all grew |
| él/ella/Ud. | creciese(that) he/she grew | ellos/Uds. | creciesen(that) they grew |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera crecido(that) I had grown | nosotros | hubiéramos crecido(that) we had grown |
| tú | hubieras crecido(that) you had grown | vosotros | hubierais crecido(that) you all had grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera crecido(that) he/she had grown | ellos/Uds. | hubieran crecido(that) they had grown |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube crecidoI had grown | nosotros | hubimos crecidowe had grown |
| tú | hubiste crecidoyou had grown | vosotros | hubisteis crecidoyou all had grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo crecidohe/she had grown | ellos/Uds. | hubieron crecidothey had grown |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | creceréI will grow | nosotros | creceremoswe will grow |
| tú | crecerásyou will grow | vosotros | creceréisyou all will grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | creceráhe/she will grow | ellos/Uds. | creceránthey will grow |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | creceríaI would grow | nosotros | creceríamoswe would grow |
| tú | creceríasyou would grow | vosotros | creceríaisyou all would grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | creceríahe/she would grow | ellos/Uds. | creceríanthey would grow |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré crecidoI will have grown | nosotros | habremos crecidowe will have grown |
| tú | habrás crecidoyou will have grown | vosotros | habréis crecidoyou all will have grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá crecidohe/she will have grown | ellos/Uds. | habrán crecidothey will have grown |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría crecidoI would have grown | nosotros | habríamos crecidowe would have grown |
| tú | habrías crecidoyou would have grown | vosotros | habríais crecidoyou all would have grown |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría crecidohe/she would have grown | ellos/Uds. | habrían crecidothey would have grown |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | creciere(should) I grow | nosotros | creciéremos(should) we grow |
| tú | crecieres(should) you grow | vosotros | creciereis(should) you all grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | creciere(should) he/she grow | ellos/Uds. | crecieren(should) they grow |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | crezcamoslet's grow |
| tú | crecegrow! | vosotros | crecedgrow! |
| él/ella/Ud. | crezcagrow! | ellos/Uds. | crezcangrow! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no crezcamoslet's not grow |
| tú | no crezcasdon't grow | vosotros | no crezcáisdon't grow |
| él/ella/Ud. | no crezcadon't grow | ellos/Uds. | no crezcandon't grow |
