cruzar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
cruzar — to cross
Cruzar has a spelling change (z to c) in all forms: cruce, cruces, cruce, crucemos, crucéis, crucen.
cruzar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or necessity, like 'Espero que cruces con cuidado' (I hope you cross carefully).
Notes on cruzar in the Present Subjunctive
The letter 'z' changes to 'c' in all forms of the present subjunctive to maintain the soft 's' sound before the letter 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que cruces la calle por el semáforo.
I hope you cross the street at the light.
tú
Es importante que crucemos juntos.
It is important that we cross together.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos crucen el puente hoy.
I doubt they will cross the bridge today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Spelling it with a 'z' (e.g., 'cruze').
Correct: cruce
Why: In Spanish spelling rules, 'z' is replaced by 'c' when followed by 'e' or 'i'.
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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.
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.