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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

passar

to pass, to go by

  • #19 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: passando
  • Past participle: passado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you pass
  3. nós we pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all pass

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I passed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you passed
  3. nós we passed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all passed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to pass
  3. nós we are going to pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to pass

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to pass
  3. nós we used to pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to pass

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would pass
  3. nós we would pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would pass

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you pass
  3. nós (that) we pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all pass

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I passed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you passed
  3. nós (if) we passed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all passed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I pass
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you pass
  3. nós (when) we pass
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all pass

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você pass!
  2. vocês pass! (all of you)

How to use passar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu passo na padaria todo dia de manhã.

    I stop by the bakery every morning.

  2. Past

    O tempo passou rápido demais nessas férias.

    Time went by far too fast on this vacation.

  3. Future

    Eu vou passar o Natal com a minha família.

    I'm going to spend Christmas with my family.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente passava as férias na casa da praia.

    We used to spend vacations at the beach house.

  5. Conditional

    Eu passaria o dia inteiro nessa rede.

    I'd spend the whole day in this hammock.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que você passe na prova de direção.

    I hope you pass your driving test.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele passasse mais tempo em casa, seria melhor.

    If he spent more time at home, it would be better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando passar pelo mercado, compra leite.

    When you pass by the market, buy milk.

  9. Imperative

    Passe lá em casa qualquer hora dessas!

    Drop by my place sometime!

Good to know

  • Passar covers a lot: passar na prova, passar mal, passar na padaria, passar o tempo.
  • "Passa lá em casa" is an invitation to drop by.

Where you hear passar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • O ônibus passa aqui. The bus comes by here.
  • O tempo passou rápido. The time went by fast.
  • O ônibus vai passar às dez. The bus is going to come by at ten.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O tempo passa rápido. Time goes by fast.
  • Duas semanas passaram tão rápido! Two weeks went by so fast!
  • Vai passar. It will pass.
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Which Bus Goes to the Beach?

Beginner Level 1 · passa

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See You Next Year

Beginner Level 1 · passou · passou muito rápido

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · passaram

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She Said Yes

Intermediate Level 1 · passe

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Bigger and Bigger

Intermediate Level 3 · passam

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.