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Conjugation Chart of “Cruzar” (to cross) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

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Understanding the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of “Cruzar”

The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Cruzar is used to give direct orders or instructions to cross something, for example: Cruza la calle con cuidado. (Cross the street carefully.)

This verb follows the -zar to -ce spelling-changing conjugation pattern, where the ‘z’ changes to ‘c’ before adding the appropriate endings.

How to Use Cruzar in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

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

To cross or go across: for example, ¡Cruza la calle! (Cross the street!)

To intersect or overlap: for example, ¡Cruza las piernas! (Cross your legs!)

To exchange or swap: for example, ¡Crucemos ideas! (Let’s exchange ideas!)

To breed or mate (animals): for example, ¡Cruza esos caballos! (Breed those horses!)

To interfere or get in the way (colloquial): for example, ¡No te cruces en mi camino! (Don’t get in my way!)

To ignore or disregard (rude): for example, ¡Crúzame esa orden! (Ignore that order!)

Real Life Examples of Cruzar in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Cruza la calle con cuidado! (Cross the street carefully!)

Para llegar al parque, crucen por el puente peatonal. (To get to the park, cross using the pedestrian bridge.)

Conductor, cruce la intersección con precaución debido a la congestión. (Driver, cross the intersection carefully due to traffic congestion.)

Amigos, crucemos la frontera con la documentación en regla. (Friends, let’s cross the border with proper documentation.)

Señora, por favor cruce la línea de espera para el próximo cliente. (Ma’am, please cross the waiting line for the next customer.)

Equipo, crucemos los dedos para que todo salga bien en la presentación. (Team, let’s cross our fingers that everything goes well in the presentation.)

¡Cruzad los brazos si no estáis de acuerdo con la propuesta! (Cross your arms if you don’t agree with the proposal!)

¡Crucen los dedos para que mi equipo gane el campeonato! (Cross your fingers that my team wins the championship!)

No cruces esa línea conmigo, ¿entendido? (Don’t cross that line with me, understood?)

¡Crucemos esta etapa difícil juntos como familia! (Let’s cross this difficult stage together as a family!)

¡Cruzad los dedos por mí en la entrevista de trabajo! (Cross your fingers for me in the job interview!)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Cruzar (to cross) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.