atravesar Preterite Conjugation
atravesar — to cross
Atravesar is regular in the preterite: atravesé, atravesaste, atravesó, atravesamos, atravesasteis, atravesaron.
atravesar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific moment you crossed a street, a border, or a difficult period that has already ended.
Notes on atravesar in the Preterite
Atravesar is regular in the preterite. Unlike the present tense, the stem does not change to 'ie'.
Example Sentences
Atravesé la calle sin mirar.
I crossed the street without looking.
yo
Atravesaron el desierto en tres días.
They crossed the desert in three days.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
La empresa atravesó una crisis el año pasado.
The company went through a crisis last year.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Atraviesé la calle.
Correct: Atravesé la calle.
Why: The 'ie' stem change only happens in the present tense, not the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atravieso
Atravesar is a stem-changing verb where 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: atravesaba
Atravesar is regular in the imperfect: atravesaba, atravesabas, atravesaba, atravesábamos, atravesabais, atravesaban.
Future
yo: atravesaré
The future of atravesar is regular: atravesaré, atravesarás, atravesará, atravesaremos, atravesaréis, atravesarán.
Conditional
yo: atravesaría
The conditional of atravesar is regular: atravesaría, atravesarías, atravesaría, atravesaríamos, atravesaríais, atravesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atraviese
The present subjunctive of atravesar follows the 'ie' stem change: atraviese, atravieses, atraviese, atravesemos, atraveséis, atraviesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atravesara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: atravesara, atravesaras, atravesara, atravesáramos, atravesarais, atravesaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atraviesa
The imperative uses 'atraviesa' (tú) and 'atraviese' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atravieses
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no atravieses (tú), no atraviese (usted).