The Imperfect Tense of cruzar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, cruzaba la calle para ir al parque. (When I was a child, I crossed the street to go to the park.)

Cruzar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cruzar (to cross) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of cruzar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

Crossing a street or path: For example, Cuando era niño, cruzaba la calle para ir a la escuela. (When I was a child, I used to cross the street to go to school.)

Passing through a place: For example, Cada verano, cruzábamos la frontera para ir de vacaciones. (Every summer, we used to cross the border to go on vacation.)

Intersecting or overlapping: For example, Las líneas se cruzaban formando una X. (The lines intersected forming an X.)

Folding arms or legs: For example, Siempre cruzaba las piernas cuando se sentaba. (She always crossed her legs when she sat down.)

Exchanging words (colloquial): For example, Nos cruzamos unas palabras y casi peleamos. (We exchanged some words and almost got into a fight.)

Examples

Examples of Cruzar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, cruzaba la calle sin mirar a ambos lados. (When I was a child, I used to cross the street without looking both ways.)

Ella cruzaba los dedos para tener suerte en su entrevista de trabajo. (She crossed her fingers for good luck in her job interview.)

Mis abuelos cruzaban la frontera cada verano para visitar a su familia. (My grandparents used to cross the border every summer to visit their family.)

El equipo cruzaba los dedos durante el último cuarto del partido. (The team crossed their fingers during the last quarter of the game.)

Nosotros cruzábamos el parque para llegar más rápido a la escuela. (We used to cross the park to get to school faster.)

Ellos cruzaban miradas cómplices durante la reunión aburrida. (They exchanged knowing glances during the boring meeting.)

Tú cruzabas la calle sin fijarte en el semáforo. (You used to cross the street without paying attention to the traffic light.)

Ella cruzaba los brazos cuando estaba molesta. (She crossed her arms when she was upset.)

Yo cruzaba los dedos para que mi equipo favorito ganara el campeonato. (I crossed my fingers hoping my favorite team would win the championship.)

Ustedes cruzaban la frontera sin documentos apropiados. (You used to cross the border without proper documentation.)

Él cruzaba la calle con mucho cuidado debido al tráfico pesado. (He used to cross the street very carefully due to heavy traffic.)

Nosotras cruzábamos el río en una pequeña balsa. (We used to cross the river on a small raft.)

Ellos cruzaban los dedos para que su negocio tuviera éxito. (They crossed their fingers hoping their business would be successful.)

Tú cruzabas la línea con tus bromas pesadas. (You used to cross the line with your offensive jokes.)

Ella cruzaba la frontera para visitar a su familia en el otro país. (She used to cross the border to visit her family in the other country.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cruzar (to cross) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.