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yo cruzaba

was crossing, used to cross

→ cruzar
cruz to cross + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #38,134
was crossing, used to cross Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted) of “cruzar”; describes an ongoing past action or a habitual past action.
SP: Yo cruzaba la calle cuando empezó a llover.
EN: I was crossing the street when it started to rain.
Conjugation of cruzar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cruzaba —
Third cruzaba cruzaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cruzaba —
Third cruzaba cruzaban

Me dijo que la mirara si la idea del suicidio cruzaba mi mente.

He told me to look at her if the idea of suicide crossed my mind.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Él se resbaló mientras cruzaba la calle.

He slipped while crossing the street.

El perro que cruzaba la calle fue atropellado por un autobús.

The dog crossing the street was hit by a bus.

Sabía que el ferrocarril que cruzaba Flagstone seguiría hacia el oeste.

He knew that the railroad that crossed Flagstone would continue west.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Casi lo chocó un auto mientras cruzaba la calle.

He was almost hit by a car while crossing the street.

Cuando cruzaba el puente, miró hacia abajo al río.

As he crossed the bridge, he looked down at the river.