Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Atravesar in Spanish
atravesar to cross, to traverse Irregular Verb
At a glance: Atravesar (to cross, to traverse) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: atravieso, atraviesas, atraviesa, atravesamos, atravesáis, atraviesan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (atravieso, atraviesas, atraviesa, atraviesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (atraviese).
- Past participle
- atravesado crossed
- Gerund
- atravesando crossing
- Similar
- cruzar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Atravesar
- Atravesar in the Indicative Present
- Atravesar in the Indicative Preterite
- Atravesar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Atravesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Atravesar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Atravesar in the Indicative Future
- Atravesar in the Indicative Conditional
- Atravesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Atravesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Atravesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Atravesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Atravesar
- Imperative tenses of Atravesar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Atravesar
Atravesar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of atravesar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “atravieso”, meaning “I cross”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravieso | I cross |
| Tú | atraviesas | you cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraviesa | s/he crosses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesamos | we cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesáis | you (plural) cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraviesan | they cross |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (atravieso, atraviesas, atraviesa, atraviesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of atravesar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “atravesé”, meaning “I crossed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesé | I crossed |
| Tú | atravesaste | you crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesó | s/he crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesamos | we crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesasteis | you (plural) crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesaron | they crossed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atraves- plus the -ar endings.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of atravesar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “atravesaba”, meaning “I used to cross”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesaba | I used to cross |
| Tú | atravesabas | you used to cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesaba | s/he used to cross |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesábamos | we used to cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesabais | you (plural) used to cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesaban | they used to cross |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atraves- plus the -ar endings.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of atravesar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy atravesando”, meaning “I am crossing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy atravesando | I am crossing |
| Tú | estás atravesando | you are crossing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está atravesando | s/he is crossing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos atravesando | we are crossing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis atravesando | you (plural) are crossing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están atravesando | they are crossing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund atravesando.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of atravesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a atravesar”, meaning “I am going to cross”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a atravesar | I am going to cross |
| Tú | vas a atravesar | you are going to cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a atravesar | s/he is going to cross |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a atravesar | we are going to cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a atravesar | you (plural) are going to cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a atravesar | they are going to cross |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive atravesar.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of atravesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “atravesaré”, meaning “I will cross”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesaré | I will cross |
| Tú | atravesarás | you will cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesará | s/he will cross |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesaremos | we will cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesaréis | you (plural) will cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesarán | they will cross |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atravesar plus the future endings.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of atravesar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “atravesaría”, meaning “I would cross”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesaría | I would cross |
| Tú | atravesarías | you would cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesaría | s/he would cross |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesaríamos | we would cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesaríais | you (plural) would cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesarían | they would cross |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atravesar plus the conditional endings.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of atravesar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he atravesado”, meaning “I have crossed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he atravesado | I have crossed |
| Tú | has atravesado | you have crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha atravesado | s/he has crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos atravesado | we have crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis atravesado | you (plural) have crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han atravesado | they have crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of atravesar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había atravesado”, meaning “I had crossed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había atravesado | I had crossed |
| Tú | habías atravesado | you had crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había atravesado | s/he had crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos atravesado | we had crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais atravesado | you (plural) had crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían atravesado | they had crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of atravesar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré atravesado”, meaning “I will have crossed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré atravesado | I will have crossed |
| Tú | habrás atravesado | you will have crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá atravesado | s/he will have crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos atravesado | we will have crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis atravesado | you (plural) will have crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán atravesado | they will have crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Atravesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of atravesar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría atravesado”, meaning “I would have crossed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría atravesado | I would have crossed |
| Tú | habrías atravesado | you would have crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría atravesado | s/he would have crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos atravesado | we would have crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais atravesado | you (plural) would have crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían atravesado | they would have crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Atravesar
Atravesar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “atraviese”, meaning “I cross”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraviese | I cross |
| Tú | atravieses | you cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraviese | s/he crosses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesemos | we cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraveséis | you (plural) cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraviesen | they cross |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, atravieso (atraviese, atravieses, atraviese, atraviesen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Atravesar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “atravesara”, meaning “I crossed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesara | I crossed |
| Tú | atravesaras | you crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesara | s/he crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesáramos | we crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesarais | you (plural) crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesaran | they crossed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, atravesaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (atravesáramos).
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Atravesar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “atravesare”, meaning “I will cross”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atravesare | I will cross |
| Tú | atravesares | you will cross |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atravesare | s/he will cross |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesáremos | we will cross |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesareis | you (plural) will cross |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atravesaren | they will cross |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, atravesaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (atravesáremos).
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Atravesar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya atravesado”, meaning “I have crossed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya atravesado | I have crossed |
| Tú | hayas atravesado | you have crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya atravesado | s/he has crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos atravesado | we have crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis atravesado | you (plural) have crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan atravesado | they have crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Atravesar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera atravesado”, meaning “I had crossed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera atravesado | I had crossed |
| Tú | hubieras atravesado | you had crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera atravesado | s/he had crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos atravesado | we had crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais atravesado | you (plural) had crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran atravesado | they had crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Atravesar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere atravesado”, meaning “I will have crossed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere atravesado | I will have crossed |
| Tú | hubieres atravesado | you will have crossed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere atravesado | s/he will have crossed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos atravesado | we will have crossed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis atravesado | you (plural) will have crossed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren atravesado | they will have crossed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle atravesado.
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Imperative tenses of Atravesar
Atravesar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “atraviese”, meaning “(to you formal) cross!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | atraviesa | (to you) cross! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraviese | (to you formal) cross! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atravesemos | let's cross! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atravesad | (to you plural) cross! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraviesen | (to you plural formal) cross! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (atraviesa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (atraviese, atravesemos, atraviesen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (atravesad).
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Atravesar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no atraviese”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cross!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no atravieses | (to you) don't cross! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no atraviese | (to you formal) don't cross! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no atravesemos | let's not cross! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no atraveséis | (to you plural) don't cross! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no atraviesen | (to you plural formal) don't cross! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no atravieses, no atraviese, no atravesemos, no atraveséis, no atraviesen.
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Frequently asked questions about Atravesar
Is atravesar a regular or irregular verb?
Atravesar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (atravieso, atraviesas, atraviesa, atraviesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (atraviese).
How do you conjugate atravesar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), atravesar is conjugated as: yo atravieso, tú atraviesas, él/ella/usted atraviesa, nosotros atravesamos, vosotros atravesáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraviesan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate atravesar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), atravesar is conjugated as: yo atravesé, tú atravesaste, él/ella/usted atravesó, nosotros atravesamos, vosotros atravesasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atravesaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate atravesar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), atravesar is conjugated as: yo atravesaba, tú atravesabas, él/ella/usted atravesaba, nosotros atravesábamos, vosotros atravesabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes atravesaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate atravesar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), atravesar is conjugated as: yo atravesaré, tú atravesarás, él/ella/usted atravesará, nosotros atravesaremos, vosotros atravesaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atravesarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate atravesar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), atravesar is conjugated as: yo atraviese, tú atravieses, él/ella/usted atraviese, nosotros atravesemos, vosotros atraveséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraviesen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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