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SPANISH VERB

cruzar

to cross

  • #370 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cruzando
  • Past participle: cruzado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

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 cruzar

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

  1. Present

    Cruzo el puente cada mañana para ir al trabajo.

    I cross the bridge every morning to go to work.

  2. Past

    Cruzamos la plaza corriendo bajo la lluvia.

    We crossed the square running in the rain.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes cruzaba la calle sin mirar, qué locura.

    I used to cross the street without looking, how crazy.

  4. Future

    El tranvía cruzará el centro en diez minutos.

    The tram will cross the centre in ten minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no cruzaría por ahí, hay mucho tráfico.

    I wouldn't cross there, there's a lot of traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que cruces siempre por el paso de cebra.

    I want you to always cross at the zebra crossing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijo que cruzara con cuidado la avenida.

    He told me to cross the avenue carefully.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cruzad ya, que está en verde!

    Cross now, it's green!

Where you hear cruzar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Cruzo el puente de Triana todos los días. I cross the Triana bridge every day.
  • Cruzamos el charco en septiembre. We crossed the pond in September.
  • En diciembre vamos a cruzar el charco todos. In December we're all going to cross the pond.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Todas las mañanas cruzo el puente de Triana. Every morning I cross the Triana bridge.
  • En diciembre cruzamos el charco para la boda. In December we crossed the pond for the wedding.
  • Mañana cruzaré el puente para ir al centro. Tomorrow I'll cross the bridge to go into the centre.
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Advanced Level 3 · cruzar el charco

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The Other Side of the Pond

Advanced Level 3 · por ti cruzo el charco

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Things Come in Threes

Fluency Level 1 · cruza

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Putting Down Roots

Fluency Level 1 · cruzó el charco

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Verbs like this one

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