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How to conjugate Cruzarse in Spanish

cruzarse 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).

Past participle
cruzado crossed paths
Gerund
cruzando crossing paths
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Indicative tenses of Cruzarse

Cruzarse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzoI cross paths
Túte cruzasyou cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzas/he crosses paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzamoswe cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzáisyou (plural) cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzanthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome crucéI crossed paths
Túte cruzasteyou crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzós/he crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzamoswe crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzasteisyou (plural) crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzaronthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzabaI used to cross paths
Túte cruzabasyou used to cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzabas/he used to cross paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzábamoswe used to cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzabaisyou (plural) used to cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzabanthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy cruzandoI am crossing paths
Túte estás cruzandoyou are crossing paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse está cruzandos/he is crossing paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos cruzandowe are crossing paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis cruzandoyou (plural) are crossing paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están cruzandothey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a cruzarI am going to cross paths
Túte vas a cruzaryou are going to cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a cruzars/he is going to cross paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a cruzarwe are going to cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a cruzaryou (plural) are going to cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a cruzarthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzaréI will cross paths
Túte cruzarásyou will cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzarás/he will cross paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzaremoswe will cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzaréisyou (plural) will cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzaránthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzaríaI would cross paths
Túte cruzaríasyou would cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzarías/he would cross paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzaríamoswe would cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzaríaisyou (plural) would cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzaríanthey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he cruzadoI have crossed paths
Túte has cruzadoyou have crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha cruzados/he has crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos cruzadowe have crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis cruzadoyou (plural) have crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han cruzadothey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había cruzadoI had crossed paths
Túte habías cruzadoyou had crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse había cruzados/he had crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos cruzadowe had crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais cruzadoyou (plural) had crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían cruzadothey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré cruzadoI will have crossed paths
Túte habrás cruzadoyou will have crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá cruzados/he will have crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos cruzadowe will have crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis cruzadoyou (plural) will have crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán cruzadothey 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.

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Cruzarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría cruzadoI would have crossed paths
Túte habrías cruzadoyou would have crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría cruzados/he would have crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos cruzadowe would have crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais cruzadoyou (plural) would have crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían cruzadothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Cruzarse

Cruzarse 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, “me cruce”, meaning “I cross paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruceI cross paths
Túte crucesyou cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruces/he crosses paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos crucemoswe cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos crucéisyou (plural) cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse crucenthey 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.

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Cruzarse 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, “me cruzara”, meaning “I crossed paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzaraI crossed paths
Túte cruzarasyou crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzaras/he crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzáramoswe crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzaraisyou (plural) crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzaranthey 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.

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Cruzarse 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, “me cruzare”, meaning “I will cross paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cruzareI will cross paths
Túte cruzaresyou will cross paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse cruzares/he will cross paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cruzáremoswe will cross paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cruzareisyou (plural) will cross paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cruzarenthey 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.

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Cruzarse 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, “me haya cruzado”, meaning “I have crossed paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya cruzadoI have crossed paths
Túte hayas cruzadoyou have crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya cruzados/he has crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos cruzadowe have crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis cruzadoyou (plural) have crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan cruzadothey 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.

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Cruzarse 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, “me hubiera cruzado”, meaning “I had crossed paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera cruzadoI had crossed paths
Túte hubieras cruzadoyou had crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera cruzados/he had crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos cruzadowe had crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais cruzadoyou (plural) had crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran cruzadothey 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.

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Cruzarse 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, “me hubiere cruzado”, meaning “I will have crossed paths”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere cruzadoI will have crossed paths
Túte hubieres cruzadoyou will have crossed paths
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere cruzados/he will have crossed paths
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos cruzadowe will have crossed paths
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis cruzadoyou (plural) will have crossed paths
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren cruzadothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Cruzarse

Cruzarse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túcrúzate(to you) cross paths!
Ella / Él / Ustedcrúcese(to you formal) cross paths!
Nosotras / Nosotroscrucémonoslet's cross paths!
Vosotras / Vosotroscruzaos(to you plural) cross paths!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescrúcense(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).

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Cruzarse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te cruces(to you) don't cross paths!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se cruce(to you formal) don't cross paths!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos crucemoslet's not cross paths!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os crucéis(to you plural) don't cross paths!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Cruzarse

Is cruzarse a regular or irregular verb?

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).

How do you conjugate cruzarse in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate cruzarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate cruzarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate cruzarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate cruzarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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