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SPANISH VERB

atravesar

to cross, to pass through

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: atravesando
  • Past participle: atravesado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I cross
  2. tú you cross
  3. usted, él, ella he/she crosses
  4. nosotros we cross
  5. vosotros Spain you all cross
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cross

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I crossed
  2. tú you crossed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she crossed
  4. nosotros we crossed
  5. vosotros Spain you all crossed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they crossed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to cross
  2. tú you used to cross
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to cross
  4. nosotros we used to cross
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to cross
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cross

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will cross
  2. tú you will cross
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will cross
  4. nosotros we will cross
  5. vosotros Spain you all will cross
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cross

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would cross
  2. tú you would cross
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would cross
  4. nosotros we would cross
  5. vosotros Spain you all would cross
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cross

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I cross
  2. tú (that) you cross
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she cross
  4. nosotros (that) we cross
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all cross
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cross

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I crossed
  2. tú (if) you crossed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she crossed
  4. nosotros (if) we crossed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all crossed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they crossed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú cross!
  2. usted cross! (formal)
  3. nosotros cross! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain cross! (all of you)
  5. ustedes cross! (all of you)

How to use atravesar

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

  1. Present

    Esta calle atraviesa todo el barrio de Santa Cruz.

    This street runs through the whole Santa Cruz quarter.

  2. Past

    Atravesamos el parque para llegar antes.

    We cut through the park to get there sooner.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada día atravesaba el río en barco para trabajar.

    Every day I crossed the river by boat to work.

  4. Future

    Atravesaremos la sierra por la carretera vieja.

    We'll cross the mountains by the old road.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no atravesaría el desierto sin agua ni mapa.

    I wouldn't cross the desert without water or a map.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuidado cuando atravieses la plaza en bici.

    Be careful when you ride across the square on your bike.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El guía nos aconsejó que atravesáramos el bosque de día.

    The guide advised us to cross the forest by day.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Atraviesa el patio y verás la fuente!

    Go through the courtyard and you'll see the fountain!

Where you hear atravesar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Estamos atravesando una zona de turbulencias. We're passing through an area of turbulence.
  • Atravesamos la plaza a pie. We crossed the square on foot.
  • Mañana atravesaremos el río por el puente. Tomorrow we'll cross the river by the bridge.
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Not That Bad

Advanced Level 3 · estamos atravesando

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.