The Imperfect Tense of atravesar is used to describe continuous or repeated actions in the past, for example: Atravesaba el parque todas las mañanas. (I used to cross the park every morning.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Atravesar (to cross) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Crossing or passing through: For example, Atravesaba el parque todos los días para ir al trabajo. (I used to cross the park every day to go to work.)

Experiencing or going through: For example, La empresa atravesaba una crisis financiera. (The company was going through a financial crisis.)

Piercing or penetrating: For example, La flecha atravesaba el blanco con facilidad. (The arrow easily pierced the target.)

Colloquial usage: For example, Atravesaba una mala racha. (I was going through a rough patch.)

Examples

Examples of Atravesar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, atravesaba el parque para ir a la escuela. (When I was a child, I used to cross the park to go to school.)

Ellos atravesaban la frontera con frecuencia para visitar a sus familiares. (They often crossed the border to visit their relatives.)

Tú atravesabas la calle sin mirar a ambos lados, lo cual era muy peligroso. (You used to cross the street without looking both ways, which was very dangerous.)

Nosotros atravesábamos el río en una pequeña balsa cuando íbamos de camping. (We used to cross the river on a small raft when we went camping.)

Ella atravesaba el desierto en su camioneta para llegar a su rancho. (She used to cross the desert in her truck to get to her ranch.)

Ustedes atravesaban la ciudad de noche, lo cual no era muy seguro. (You all used to cross the city at night, which wasn’t very safe.)

Yo atravesaba el bosque para acortar camino cuando iba al trabajo. (I used to cross the woods to take a shortcut when going to work.)

¿Recuerdas cuando atravesábamos el puente peatonal para ir al cine? (Do you remember when we used to cross the pedestrian bridge to go to the movies?)

Vosotros atravesabais el parque de noche, lo cual era un poco tenebroso. (You all used to cross the park at night, which was a bit spooky.)

Él atravesaba la plaza principal para llegar a su oficina. (He used to cross the main square to get to his office.)

Ellas atravesaban el campo de golf para ir a la piscina del club. (They used to cross the golf course to go to the club’s pool.)

¿Por qué atravesabas la autopista a pie? ¡Era muy peligroso! (Why did you use to cross the highway on foot? It was very dangerous!)

Vosotros atravesabais el patio de la escuela para llegar más rápido a clase. (You all used to cross the school yard to get to class faster.)

Nosotros atravesábamos el túnel peatonal para evitar el tráfico. (We used to cross the pedestrian tunnel to avoid traffic.)

Ellos atravesaban la zona de construcción, aunque estaba prohibido. (They used to cross the construction zone, even though it was prohibited.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Atravesar (to cross) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian 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.