Crossing in Spanish: streets and the past

The idea

Cruzar means to cross. The present includes cruzo and cruzamos; the first-person preterite is crucé.

Examples

• Cruzo la calle con mi hermana.I cross the street with my sister.
• ¿Cruzas por el paso de peatones?Do you cross at the pedestrian crossing?
• El gato cruza el jardín.The cat crosses the garden.
• Cruzamos el puente al amanecer.We cross the bridge at dawn.
• Ayer crucé la calle junto a la farmacia.Yesterday I crossed the street next to the pharmacy.
• Los niños cruzan el parque en bicicleta.The children cross the park by bicycle.

Watch out

Do not write cruzé: before e, the spelling changes from z to c.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la plaza cada día. (cruzo / cruzan)

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   cruzo

   Cruzo agrees with the first-person singular subject.

2. Choose the correct form: Ayer yo ___ la avenida. (crucé / cruzé)

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   crucé

   Crucé has c before the accented é and refers to yesterday.

3. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ el río por el puente. (cruzamos / cruzas)

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   cruzamos

   Cruzamos agrees with the plural subject; context distinguishes present from past.

Use it today

Describe a street you cross and a bridge you crossed yesterday.