People and plants can grow over time.

The idea

Crecer means to grow. The present first person is crezco; the other forms include creces and crece.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yocrezco
túcreces
él / ella / ustedcrece
nosotros / nosotrascrecemos
vosotros / vosotrascrecéis
ellos / ellas / ustedescrecen

Examples

  • Crezco muy rápido este año.I am growing very fast this year.
  • La planta crece junto a la ventana.The plant grows by the window.
  • Los niños crecen durante el verano.The children grow during the summer.
  • Crecemos juntos en este barrio.We grow up together in this neighbourhood.
  • ¿Creces más que tu hermano?Are you growing more than your brother?
  • Las flores crecen después de la lluvia.The flowers grow after the rain.

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Watch out

Do not write creco: the first-person form needs zc.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ en esta ciudad. (crezco / creco)

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    crezco

    crezco identifies the speaker.

  2. Choose the correct form: El árbol ___ lentamente. (crece / crecen)

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    crece

    crece agrees with one tree.

  3. Choose the correct form: Las plantas ___ en el patio. (crecen / crece)

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    crecen

    crecen agrees with several plants.

Use it today

Describe something that grows near you.