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ITALIAN VERB

passare

to stop by, to pass

  • #28 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: passato
  • Gerund: passando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I stop by
  2. tu you stop by
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she stops by
  4. noi we stop by
  5. voi you all stop by
  6. loro they stop by

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I stopped by
  2. tu you stopped by
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she stopped by
  4. noi we stopped by
  5. voi you all stopped by
  6. loro they stopped by

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to stop by
  2. tu you used to stop by
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to stop by
  4. noi we used to stop by
  5. voi you all used to stop by
  6. loro they used to stop by

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will stop by
  2. tu you will stop by
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will stop by
  4. noi we will stop by
  5. voi you all will stop by
  6. loro they will stop by

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would stop by
  2. tu you would stop by
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would stop by
  4. noi we would stop by
  5. voi you all would stop by
  6. loro they would stop by

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I stop by
  2. tu (that) you stop by
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she stop by
  4. noi (that) we stop by
  5. voi (that) you all stop by
  6. loro (that) they stop by

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu stop by!
  2. Lei stop by! (formal)
  3. noi stop by! (let’s)
  4. voi stop by! (all of you)

How to use passare

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

  1. Present

    Passo da te verso le sei.

    I'll stop by your place around six.

  2. Past

    È passato il postino, c'è un pacco per te.

    The postman came by, there's a package for you.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni estate passavamo dai nonni in Puglia.

    Every summer we'd go to our grandparents' in Puglia.

  4. Future

    Passerò in farmacia prima di tornare.

    I'll stop by the pharmacy before coming back.

  5. Conditional

    Passerei a trovarti, ma sono senza macchina.

    I'd come by to see you, but I'm without a car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il dolore passi presto.

    I hope the pain passes soon.

  7. Imperative

    Passami il pane, per favore.

    Pass me the bread, please.

Good to know

  • Passare da qualcuno is to stop by someone's place: passo da te stasera. Passami il sale is pass me the salt.
  • With essere when you go by, sono passato in ufficio; with avere when you spend time or hand something, ho passato una bella giornata.

Where you hear passare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Passo ogni mattina, prima del lavoro. I stop by every morning, before work.
  • Carmine è passato dal bar alle sei. Carmine stopped by the bar at six.
  • Passerò da te domani sera. I'll stop by your place tomorrow evening.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Passo ogni mattina, prima del lavoro. I stop by every morning, before work.
  • Carmine è passato dal bar alle sei. Carmine stopped by the bar at six.
  • Passerò da te domani sera. I'll stop by your place tomorrow evening.
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The First Workers

Advanced Level 1 · Tranquilla. Passo ogni mattina, prima del lavoro.

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The Road Reopens

Advanced Level 2 · È passato lo spazzaneve stamattina.

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The Public Meeting

Advanced Level 2 · Grazie. Passo la parola a Laura Santilli.

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Verbs like this one

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