cruzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cruzar — to cross
The imperative for cruzar uses 'cruza' (tú) and spelling-changed 'cruce' (usted).
cruzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give directions or orders to someone to cross a street, a bridge, or a room.
Notes on cruzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'c' spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Cruza ahora!
Cross now!
tú
Cruce la calle en la esquina, por favor.
Cross the street at the corner, please.
usted
Crucemos el parque por este camino.
Let's cross the park via this path.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'cruze' for the usted command.
Correct: cruce
Why: The 'z' must change to 'c' before the 'e' in formal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cruzo
Cruzar is a regular -ar verb in the present: cruzo, cruzas, cruza, cruzamos, cruzáis, cruzan.
Preterite
yo: crucé
The preterite of cruzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: crucé, cruzaste, cruzó, cruzamos, cruzasteis, cruzaron.
Imperfect
yo: cruzaba
Cruzar is regular in the imperfect: cruzaba, cruzabas, cruzaba, cruzábamos, cruzabais, cruzaban.
Future
yo: cruzaré
Cruzar is regular in the future: cruzaré, cruzarás, cruzará, cruzaremos, cruzaréis, cruzarán.
Conditional
yo: cruzaría
Cruzar is regular in the conditional: cruzaría, cruzarías, cruzaría, cruzaríamos, cruzaríais, cruzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cruce
Cruzar has a spelling change (z to c) in all forms: cruce, cruces, cruce, crucemos, crucéis, crucen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cruzara
Cruzar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: cruzara, cruzaras, cruzara, cruzáramos, cruzarais, cruzaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cruces
Negative commands for cruzar always use the 'c' spelling: no cruces, no cruce, no crucemos, no crucéis, no crucen.