The Subjunctive Mood of Cruzar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about crossing something. For example, Espero que cruces la calle con cuidado. (I hope you cross the street carefully.)

Cruzar is a -zar to -ce spelling-changing verb in the subjunctive mood. The stem changes from cruz- to cruc- in all subjunctive forms.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cruzar (to cross) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Cruzar generally means to cross or go across, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To cross or traverse: for example, Espero que cruces la calle con cuidado (I hope you cross the street carefully).

To intersect or overlap: for example, Sería mejor que no crucemos los cables (It would be better if we don’t cross the wires).

To exchange or swap: for example, Que crucemos de asientos para tener mejores vistas (Let’s swap seats to have better views).

To breed or crossbreed (animals): for example, Es importante que no crucemos razas de perros sin supervisión (It’s important that we don’t crossbreed dog breeds without supervision).

To cross someone’s mind (idea): for example, Dudo que se te cruce por la mente hacer algo tan tonto (I doubt the idea of doing something so stupid would cross your mind).

To interfere or get in the way: for example, Ojalá que no se te cruce nada en el camino (Hopefully nothing gets in your way).

Examples

Examples of Cruzar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que nadie cruce la calle sin mirar. (I hope no one crosses the street without looking.)

Es importante que todos crucemos con el semáforo en verde. (It’s important that we all cross when the light is green.)

Aunque tengas prisa, no cruces hasta que el guardia te dé la señal. (Even if you’re in a hurry, don’t cross until the guard signals you.)

Ojalá que los manifestantes no crucen la línea y se mantengan pacíficos. (Hopefully the protesters don’t cross the line and remain peaceful.)

El instructor insistió en que crucemos la calle con mucho cuidado. (The instructor insisted that we cross the street very carefully.)

Mamá no quiere que crucen la calle solos hasta que sean más grandes. (Mom doesn’t want them to cross the street alone until they’re older.)

Tal vez crucemos la frontera el próximo año para visitar a la familia. (Maybe we’ll cross the border next year to visit family.)

Dudo que crucen los límites éticos en su campaña publicitaria. (I doubt they’ll cross ethical boundaries in their advertising campaign.)

El entrenador nos pidió que crucemos los dedos para que ganemos el partido. (The coach asked us to cross our fingers so we win the game.)

Aunque cruces al otro lado, no olvides tus raíces. (Even if you cross over to the other side, don’t forget your roots.)

Temo que si cruzo esa línea, ya no hay vuelta atrás. (I’m afraid that if I cross that line, there’s no going back.)

Ojalá que crucen la meta con la frente en alto, sin importar el resultado. (Hopefully they cross the finish line with their heads held high, no matter the result.)

Antes de que crucemos al otro lado, revisemos que tenemos todo en orden. (Before we cross over to the other side, let’s check that we have everything in order.)

Aunque crucen los brazos, no se rindan ante el primer obstáculo. (Even if they cross their arms, don’t give up at the first obstacle.)

Quizás crucemos caminos nuevamente en el futuro. (Perhaps we’ll cross paths again in the future.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cruzar (to cross) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.