cruzar Imperfect Conjugation
cruzar — to cross
Cruzar is regular in the imperfect: cruzaba, cruzabas, cruzaba, cruzábamos, cruzabais, cruzaban.
cruzar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a crossing that was in progress, or a crossing you used to do habitually in the past.
Notes on cruzar in the Imperfect
As a regular -ar verb, it uses the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
Yo cruzaba la calle cuando vi el accidente.
I was crossing the street when I saw the accident.
yo
Antes, cruzábamos el río nadando.
Before, we used to cross the river by swimming.
nosotros
Los niños cruzaban siempre por aquí.
The children always used to cross through here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: cruzábamos
Why: All -ar imperfect verbs need an accent on the first 'a' of the nosotros form.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cruza
The imperative for cruzar uses 'cruza' (tú) and spelling-changed 'cruce' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cruces
Negative commands for cruzar always use the 'c' spelling: no cruces, no cruce, no crucemos, no crucéis, no crucen.