More coincidences: crear, creer

Linda F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

More coincidences: crear, creer

You say, “ Other conjugations of crear and creer coincide in their spelling. Have a look a the following table; for crear it is the present indicative and for creer it is the present subjunctive. ”

Is there not still a difference in the yo form so that one is yo creo and the other yo crea?

Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Linda

What we show there in that table is that some forms of crear and creer coincide, however for one verb it is the present indicative and for the other it is the present subjunctive:

 

Ella crea todos sus productos.

She creates all her products. 

(present indicative of crear, to create)

 

Puede que ella te crea algún día.

She may believe you one day. 

(present subjunctive of creer, to believe)

 

But both forms are the same: crea

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

Ronald M.C1Kwiziq community member

I believe "yo creo" is correct present indicative for crear; "yo crea" present subjunctive of creer.

Keith C.C1Kwiziq community member

I think you're correct Linda. Grateful if Quiziq expert could respond and if appropriate correct the table

Steve M.B2Kwiziq community member

I agree with others that this table is confusing and distracting. Perhaps the information could be presented in a different way.

Steve M.B2Kwiziq community member

I agree with others that this table is confusing and distracting. Perhaps the information could be presented in a different way.

Steve M.B2Kwiziq community member

I agree with others that this table is confusing and distracting. Perhaps the information could be presented in a different way.

Hugo M.C1Kwiziq community member

Under the "more coincidences" section, Isn't it "yo creo" (not "yo crea").

More coincidences: crear, creer

You say, “ Other conjugations of crear and creer coincide in their spelling. Have a look a the following table; for crear it is the present indicative and for creer it is the present subjunctive. ”

Is there not still a difference in the yo form so that one is yo creo and the other yo crea?

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