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FRENCH VERB

se croiser

to run into each other

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: croisé
  • Present participle: se croisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I run into each other
  2. tu you run into each other
  3. il, elle, on he/she runs into each other
  4. nous we run into each other
  5. vous you run into each other
  6. ils, elles they run into each other

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I ran into each other
  2. tu you ran into each other
  3. il, elle, on he/she ran into each other
  4. nous we ran into each other
  5. vous you ran into each other
  6. ils, elles they ran into each other

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to run into each other
  2. tu you used to run into each other
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to run into each other
  4. nous we used to run into each other
  5. vous you used to run into each other
  6. ils, elles they used to run into each other

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will run into each other
  2. tu you will run into each other
  3. il, elle, on he/she will run into each other
  4. nous we will run into each other
  5. vous you will run into each other
  6. ils, elles they will run into each other

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would run into each other
  2. tu you would run into each other
  3. il, elle, on he/she would run into each other
  4. nous we would run into each other
  5. vous you would run into each other
  6. ils, elles they would run into each other

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I run into each other
  2. tu (that) you run into each other
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she run into each other
  4. nous (that) we run into each other
  5. vous (that) you run into each other
  6. ils, elles (that) they run into each other

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu run into each other!
  2. nous run into each other! (let’s)
  3. vous run into each other! (plural, or formal)

How to use se croiser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    On se croise souvent au marché le dimanche.

    We often run into each other at the market on Sundays.

  2. Past

    Vous vous êtes croisés dans l'escalier, je crois.

    You passed each other on the stairs, I think.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on se croisait tous les matins dans le métro.

    We used to run into each other every morning in the metro.

  4. Future

    On se croisera sûrement à la fête de l'école.

    We'll surely run into each other at the school fair.

  5. Conditional

    On se croiserait plus souvent si tu habitais en ville.

    We'd run into each other more often if you lived in town.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est dommage qu'on se croise si rarement.

    It's a shame we so rarely run into each other.

  7. Imperative

    Croisez-vous au milieu, puis revenez face à face.

    Cross over in the middle, then come back facing each other.

Good to know

  • Croiser quelqu'un is to pass someone, in the street or the hallway; on s'est croisés is our paths crossed.
  • Se croiser les bras is to fold your arms, and also to sit there doing nothing.

Where you hear se croiser

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Intermediate Level 2

  • On se croise tous les matins devant l'école. We run into each other every morning outside the school.
  • On s'est croisés au marché samedi. We ran into each other at the market on Saturday.
  • On va se croiser dans l'escalier ! We're going to run into each other on the stairs!
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