Crear preterite conjugation
Crear in the preterite: creé, creaste, creó, creamos, creasteis, crearon.
- to create; to make
- regular
- Participle: creado
- Gerund: creando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | creé |
|---|---|
| tú | creaste |
| él/ella/usted | creó |
| nosotros | creamos |
| vosotros | creasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | crearon |
How to use crear in the preterite
The preterite is regular but looks unusual: creé, creaste, creó, creamos, crearon. The yo form has two e's and an accent on the second. Use it for something brought into existence: creé una cuenta, creó una empresa. Compare creé (I created) with creí (I believed), and creó (he created) with creyó (he believed); mixing them up changes the meaning completely.
Examples
Mis abuelos crearon el negocio en 1965.
My grandparents started the business in 1965.
Creé un grupo de WhatsApp para coordinar la mudanza.
I set up a WhatsApp group to coordinate the move.
¿Quién creó este documento?
Who created this document?
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More crear tenses
- All crear tenses
- Crear present
- Crear imperfect
- Crear future
- Crear conditional
- Crear present subjunctive
- Crear affirmative commands
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