Ella Verbscruzarse to cross paths, to pass each other Irregular Verb
At a glance: Cruzarse (to cross paths, to pass each other) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me cruzo, te cruzas, se cruza, nos cruzamos, os cruzáis, se cruzan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (crucé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me cruce).

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The Indicative Present of cruzarse 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, “me cruzo”, meaning “I cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzo | I cross paths |
| Tú | te cruzas | you cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruza | s/he crosses paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzamos | we cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzáis | you (plural) cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzan | they cross paths |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cruz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of cruzarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me crucé”, meaning “I crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me crucé | I crossed paths |
| Tú | te cruzaste | you crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzó | s/he crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzamos | we crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzasteis | you (plural) crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzaron | they crossed paths |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (crucé); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of cruzarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me cruzaba”, meaning “I used to cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzaba | I used to cross paths |
| Tú | te cruzabas | you used to cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzaba | s/he used to cross paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzábamos | we used to cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzabais | you (plural) used to cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzaban | they used to cross paths |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cruz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of cruzarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy cruzando”, meaning “I am crossing paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy cruzando | I am crossing paths |
| Tú | te estás cruzando | you are crossing paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está cruzando | s/he is crossing paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos cruzando | we are crossing paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis cruzando | you (plural) are crossing paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están cruzando | they are crossing paths |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund cruzando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of cruzarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a cruzar”, meaning “I am going to cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a cruzar | I am going to cross paths |
| Tú | te vas a cruzar | you are going to cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a cruzar | s/he is going to cross paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a cruzar | we are going to cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a cruzar | you (plural) are going to cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a cruzar | they are going to cross paths |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive cruzar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of cruzarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me cruzaré”, meaning “I will cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzaré | I will cross paths |
| Tú | te cruzarás | you will cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzará | s/he will cross paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzaremos | we will cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzaréis | you (plural) will cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzarán | they will cross paths |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cruzar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of cruzarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me cruzaría”, meaning “I would cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzaría | I would cross paths |
| Tú | te cruzarías | you would cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzaría | s/he would cross paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzaríamos | we would cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzaríais | you (plural) would cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzarían | they would cross paths |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cruzar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of cruzarse 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, “me he cruzado”, meaning “I have crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he cruzado | I have crossed paths |
| Tú | te has cruzado | you have crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha cruzado | s/he has crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos cruzado | we have crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis cruzado | you (plural) have crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han cruzado | they have crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of cruzarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había cruzado”, meaning “I had crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había cruzado | I had crossed paths |
| Tú | te habías cruzado | you had crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había cruzado | s/he had crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos cruzado | we had crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais cruzado | you (plural) had crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían cruzado | they had crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of cruzarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré cruzado”, meaning “I will have crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré cruzado | I will have crossed paths |
| Tú | te habrás cruzado | you will have crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá cruzado | s/he will have crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos cruzado | we will have crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis cruzado | you (plural) will have crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán cruzado | they will have crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cruzarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría cruzado”, meaning “I would have crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría cruzado | I would have crossed paths |
| Tú | te habrías cruzado | you would have crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría cruzado | s/he would have crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos cruzado | we would have crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais cruzado | you (plural) would have crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían cruzado | they would have crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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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, “me cruce”, meaning “I cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruce | I cross paths |
| Tú | te cruces | you cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruce | s/he crosses paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos crucemos | we cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os crucéis | you (plural) cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se crucen | they cross paths |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (cruce, cruces, cruce, crucemos, crucéis, crucen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me cruzara”, meaning “I crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzara | I crossed paths |
| Tú | te cruzaras | you crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzara | s/he crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzáramos | we crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzarais | you (plural) crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzaran | they crossed paths |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cruzaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (cruzáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me cruzare”, meaning “I will cross paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cruzare | I will cross paths |
| Tú | te cruzares | you will cross paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cruzare | s/he will cross paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos cruzáremos | we will cross paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os cruzareis | you (plural) will cross paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cruzaren | they will cross paths |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cruzaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (cruzáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me haya cruzado”, meaning “I have crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya cruzado | I have crossed paths |
| Tú | te hayas cruzado | you have crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya cruzado | s/he has crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos cruzado | we have crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis cruzado | you (plural) have crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan cruzado | they have crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me hubiera cruzado”, meaning “I had crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera cruzado | I had crossed paths |
| Tú | te hubieras cruzado | you had crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera cruzado | s/he had crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos cruzado | we had crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais cruzado | you (plural) had crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran cruzado | they had crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere cruzado”, meaning “I will have crossed paths”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere cruzado | I will have crossed paths |
| Tú | te hubieres cruzado | you will have crossed paths |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere cruzado | s/he will have crossed paths |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos cruzado | we will have crossed paths |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis cruzado | you (plural) will have crossed paths |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren cruzado | they will have crossed paths |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle cruzado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “crúcese”, meaning “(to you formal) cross paths!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | crúzate | (to you) cross paths! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | crúcese | (to you formal) cross paths! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | crucémonos | let's cross paths! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cruzaos | (to you plural) cross paths! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | crúcense | (to you plural formal) cross paths! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (crúzate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (crúcese, crúcense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (crucémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (cruzaos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se cruce”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cross paths!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te cruces | (to you) don't cross paths! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se cruce | (to you formal) don't cross paths! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos crucemos | let's not cross paths! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os crucéis | (to you plural) don't cross paths! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se crucen | (to you plural formal) don't cross paths! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te cruces, no se cruce, no nos crucemos, no os crucéis, no se crucen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Cruzarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (crucé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me cruce).
In the present tense (presente), cruzarse is conjugated as: yo me cruzo, tú te cruzas, él/ella/usted se cruza, nosotros nos cruzamos, vosotros os cruzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cruzan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), cruzarse is conjugated as: yo me crucé, tú te cruzaste, él/ella/usted se cruzó, nosotros nos cruzamos, vosotros os cruzasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cruzaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), cruzarse is conjugated as: yo me cruzaba, tú te cruzabas, él/ella/usted se cruzaba, nosotros nos cruzábamos, vosotros os cruzabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cruzaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), cruzarse is conjugated as: yo me cruzaré, tú te cruzarás, él/ella/usted se cruzará, nosotros nos cruzaremos, vosotros os cruzaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cruzarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), cruzarse is conjugated as: yo me cruce, tú te cruces, él/ella/usted se cruce, nosotros nos crucemos, vosotros os crucéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se crucen. 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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