criar
to rear, to raise, to grow up
Criaron a tres hijos.
They raised three children.
criar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
criar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
criar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
criar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
criar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
criar future
Actions yet to happen.
criar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
criar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
criar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
criar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
criar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
criar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
criar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
criar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
criar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
criar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
criar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.