cruzar
to crossPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | cruzoI cross | nosotros | cruzamoswe cross |
| tú | cruzasyou cross | vosotros | cruzáisyou all cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzahe/she crosses | ellos/Uds. | cruzanthey cross |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he cruzadoI have crossed | nosotros | hemos cruzadowe have crossed |
| tú | has cruzadoyou have crossed | vosotros | habéis cruzadoyou all have crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha cruzadohe/she has crossed | ellos/Uds. | han cruzadothey have crossed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | cruce(that) I cross | nosotros | crucemos(that) we cross |
| tú | cruces(that) you cross | vosotros | crucéis(that) you all cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruce(that) he/she crosses | ellos/Uds. | crucen(that) they cross |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya cruzado(that) I have crossed | nosotros | hayamos cruzado(that) we have crossed |
| tú | hayas cruzado(that) you have crossed | vosotros | hayáis cruzado(that) you all have crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya cruzado(that) he/she has crossed | ellos/Uds. | hayan cruzado(that) they have crossed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | crucéI crossed | nosotros | cruzamoswe crossed |
| tú | cruzasteyou crossed | vosotros | cruzasteisyou all crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzóhe/she crossed | ellos/Uds. | cruzaronthey crossed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | cruzabaI used to cross | nosotros | cruzábamoswe used to cross |
| tú | cruzabasyou used to cross | vosotros | cruzabaisyou all used to cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzabahe/she used to cross | ellos/Uds. | cruzabanthey used to cross |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había cruzadoI had crossed | nosotros | habíamos cruzadowe had crossed |
| tú | habías cruzadoyou had crossed | vosotros | habíais cruzadoyou all had crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había cruzadohe/she had crossed | ellos/Uds. | habían cruzadothey had crossed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | cruzara(that) I crossed | nosotros | cruzáramos(that) we crossed |
| tú | cruzaras(that) you crossed | vosotros | cruzarais(that) you all crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzara(that) he/she crossed | ellos/Uds. | cruzaran(that) they crossed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | cruzase(that) I crossed | nosotros | cruzásemos(that) we crossed |
| tú | cruzases(that) you crossed | vosotros | cruzaseis(that) you all crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzase(that) he/she crossed | ellos/Uds. | cruzasen(that) they crossed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera cruzado(that) I had crossed | nosotros | hubiéramos cruzado(that) we had crossed |
| tú | hubieras cruzado(that) you had crossed | vosotros | hubierais cruzado(that) you all had crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera cruzado(that) he/she had crossed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran cruzado(that) they had crossed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube cruzadoI had crossed | nosotros | hubimos cruzadowe had crossed |
| tú | hubiste cruzadoyou had crossed | vosotros | hubisteis cruzadoyou all had crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo cruzadohe/she had crossed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron cruzadothey had crossed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | cruzaréI will cross | nosotros | cruzaremoswe will cross |
| tú | cruzarásyou will cross | vosotros | cruzaréisyou all will cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzaráhe/she will cross | ellos/Uds. | cruzaránthey will cross |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | cruzaríaI would cross | nosotros | cruzaríamoswe would cross |
| tú | cruzaríasyou would cross | vosotros | cruzaríaisyou all would cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzaríahe/she would cross | ellos/Uds. | cruzaríanthey would cross |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré cruzadoI will have crossed | nosotros | habremos cruzadowe will have crossed |
| tú | habrás cruzadoyou will have crossed | vosotros | habréis cruzadoyou all will have crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá cruzadohe/she will have crossed | ellos/Uds. | habrán cruzadothey will have crossed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría cruzadoI would have crossed | nosotros | habríamos cruzadowe would have crossed |
| tú | habrías cruzadoyou would have crossed | vosotros | habríais cruzadoyou all would have crossed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría cruzadohe/she would have crossed | ellos/Uds. | habrían cruzadothey would have crossed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | cruzare(should) I cross | nosotros | cruzáremos(should) we cross |
| tú | cruzares(should) you cross | vosotros | cruzareis(should) you all cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | cruzare(should) he/she cross | ellos/Uds. | cruzaren(should) they cross |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | crucemoslet's cross |
| tú | cruzacross! | vosotros | cruzadcross! |
| él/ella/Ud. | crucecross! | ellos/Uds. | crucencross! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no crucemoslet's not cross |
| tú | no crucesdon't cross | vosotros | no crucéisdon't cross |
| él/ella/Ud. | no crucedon't cross | ellos/Uds. | no crucendon't cross |
