How to conjugate Cruzar in Spanish
To cross, to walk across Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Cruzar
- Cruzar in the Indicative Present
- Cruzar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cruzar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cruzar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cruzar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cruzar in the Indicative Future
- Cruzar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cruzar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cruzar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cruzar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cruzar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cruzar
- Imperative tenses of Cruzar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Cruzar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Cruzar is the Spanish verb for "to cross, to walk across". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to cruzar include: atravesar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | cruzar | to cross, to walk across |
Past participle | cruzado | crossed |
Gerund | cruzando | crossing |
Indicative Tenses of Cruzar
Cruzar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cruzar 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, "cruzo", meaning "I cross".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzo | I cross |
Tú | cruzas | you cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruza | s/he crosses, you (formal) cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzamos | we cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzáis | you (plural) cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzan | they cross, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cruzar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "crucé", meaning "I crossed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | crucé | I crossed |
Tú | cruzaste | you crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzó | s/he crossed, you (formal) crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzamos | we crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzasteis | you (plural) crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzaron | they crossed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cruzar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cruzar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cruzaba", meaning "I used to cross".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzaba | I used to cross |
Tú | cruzabas | you used to cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzaba | s/he used to cross, you (formal) used to cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzábamos | we used to cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzabais | you (plural) used to cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzaban | they used to cross, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cruzar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cruzando", meaning "I am crossing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy cruzando | I am crossing |
Tú | estás cruzando | you are crossing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está cruzando | s/he is crossing, you (formal) are crossing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cruzando | we are crossing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cruzando | you (plural) are crossing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cruzando | they are crossing, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cruzar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cruzar", meaning "I am going to cross".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a cruzar | I am going to cross |
Tú | vas a cruzar | you are going to cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a cruzar | s/he is going to cross, you (formal) are going to cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cruzar | we are going to cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cruzar | you (plural) are going to cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cruzar | they are going to cross, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cruzar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cruzaré", meaning "I will cross".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzaré | I will cross |
Tú | cruzarás | you will cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzará | s/he will cross, you (formal) will cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzaremos | we will cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzaréis | you (plural) will cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzarán | they will cross, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cruzar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cruzaría", meaning "I would cross".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzaría | I would cross |
Tú | cruzarías | you would cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzaría | s/he would cross, you (formal) would cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzaríamos | we would cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzaríais | you (plural) would cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzarían | they would cross, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cruzar 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 cruzado", meaning "I have crossed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he cruzado | I have crossed |
Tú | has cruzado | you have crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha cruzado | s/he has crossed, you (formal) have crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cruzado | we have crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cruzado | you (plural) have crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cruzado | they have crossed, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cruzar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cruzado", meaning "I had crossed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había cruzado | I had crossed |
Tú | habías cruzado | you had crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había cruzado | s/he had crossed, you (formal) had crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cruzado | we had crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cruzado | you (plural) had crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cruzado | they had crossed, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cruzar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cruzado", meaning "I will have crossed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré cruzado | I will have crossed |
Tú | habrás cruzado | you will have crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cruzado | s/he will have crossed, you (formal) will have crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cruzado | we will have crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cruzado | you (plural) will have crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cruzado | they will have crossed, |
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Cruzar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cruzar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cruzado", meaning "I would have crossed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría cruzado | I would have crossed |
Tú | habrías cruzado | you would have crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría cruzado | s/he would have crossed, you (formal) would have crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cruzado | we would have crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cruzado | you (plural) would have crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cruzado | they would have crossed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Cruzar
Cruzar 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, "cruce", meaning "I cross".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruce | I cross |
Tú | cruces | you cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruce | s/he crosses, you (formal) cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | crucemos | we cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | crucéis | you (plural) cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | crucen | they cross, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cruzar 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, "cruzara", meaning "I crossed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzara | I crossed |
Tú | cruzaras | you crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzara | s/he crossed, you (formal) crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzáramos | we crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzarais | you (plural) crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzaran | they crossed, |
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Cruzar 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, "cruzare", meaning "I will cross".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | cruzare | I will cross |
Tú | cruzares | you will cross |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruzare | s/he will cross, you (formal) will cross |
Nosotras / Nosotros | cruzáremos | we will cross |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzareis | you (plural) will cross |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cruzaren | they will cross, |
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Cruzar 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 cruzado", meaning "I have crossed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya cruzado | I have crossed |
Tú | hayas cruzado | you have crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya cruzado | s/he has crossed, you (formal) have crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cruzado | we have crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cruzado | you (plural) have crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cruzado | they have crossed, |
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Cruzar 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 cruzado", meaning "I had crossed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera cruzado | I had crossed |
Tú | hubieras cruzado | you had crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cruzado | s/he had crossed, you (formal) had crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cruzado | we had crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cruzado | you (plural) had crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cruzado | they had crossed, |
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Cruzar 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 cruzado", meaning "I will have crossed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere cruzado | I will have crossed |
Tú | hubieres cruzado | you will have crossed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cruzado | s/he will have crossed, you (formal) will have crossed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cruzado | we will have crossed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cruzado | you (plural) will have crossed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cruzado | they will have crossed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Cruzar
Cruzar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cruce", meaning "(to you formal) cross!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | cruza | (to you) cross! |
Ella / Él / Usted | cruce | (to you formal) cross! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | crucemos | let's cross! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzad | (to you plural) cross! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | crucen | (to you plural formal) cross! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Cruzar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cruce", meaning "(to you formal) don't cross!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no cruces | (to you) don't cross! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no cruce | (to you formal) don't cross! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no crucemos | let's not cross! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no crucéis | (to you plural) don't cross! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no crucen | (to you plural formal) don't cross! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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