Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cruzo | |
| tú | cruzas | |
| él / ella / usted | cruza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cruzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cruzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cruzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | crucé | |
| tú | cruzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cruzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cruzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cruzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cruzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cruzaba | |
| tú | cruzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cruzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cruzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cruzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cruzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cruzaré | |
| tú | cruzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cruzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cruzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cruzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cruzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cruzaría | |
| tú | cruzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cruzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cruzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cruzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cruzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cruce | |
| tú | cruces | |
| él / ella / usted | cruce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | crucemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | crucéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | crucen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to cross (including of legs)
- to exchange (words)
- to fold (arms)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations