Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I let through
- tú you let through
- usted, él, ella he/she lets through
- nosotros we let through
- vosotros Spain you all let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let through
SPANISH VERB
dejar pasar
to let through, to let in
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: dejando pasar
- Past participle: dejado pasar
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I let through
- tú you let through
- usted, él, ella he/she let through
- nosotros we let through
- vosotros Spain you all let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let through
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to let through
- tú you used to let through
- usted, él, ella he/she used to let through
- nosotros we used to let through
- vosotros Spain you all used to let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to let through
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will let through
- tú you will let through
- usted, él, ella he/she will let through
- nosotros we will let through
- vosotros Spain you all will let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will let through
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would let through
- tú you would let through
- usted, él, ella he/she would let through
- nosotros we would let through
- vosotros Spain you all would let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would let through
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I let through
- tú (that) you let through
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she let through
- nosotros (that) we let through
- vosotros Spain (that) you all let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they let through
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I let through
- tú (if) you let through
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she let through
- nosotros (if) we let through
- vosotros Spain (if) you all let through
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they let through
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú let through!
- usted let through! (formal)
- nosotros let through! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain let through! (all of you)
- ustedes let through! (all of you)
How to use dejar pasar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En la aduana no dejan pasar fruta fresca.
At customs they don't let fresh fruit through.
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Past
El portero nos dejó pasar sin entrada.
The doorman let us in without a ticket.
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Imperfect
Antes dejaban pasar a los niños gratis al museo.
They used to let children into the museum for free.
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Future
Sin invitación no te dejarán pasar a la caseta.
Without an invitation they won't let you into the tent.
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Conditional
Yo no dejaría pasar esta oportunidad, de verdad.
I wouldn't let this opportunity go by, honestly.
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá nos dejen pasar antes de que cierren.
I hope they let us in before they close.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedí al guardia que me dejara pasar un momento.
I asked the guard to let me through for a moment.
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Imperative
¡Déjala pasar, que lleva un bebé en brazos!
Let her through, she's carrying a baby!
Good to know
- "Dejar pasar" is also to let an opportunity go by: no dejes pasar esta oferta.
Where you hear dejar pasar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- En la aduana no dejan pasar la fruta. At customs they don't let fruit through.
- En México no me dejaron pasar el jamón. In Mexico they didn't let my ham through.
- En esa caseta no te van a dejar pasar sin invitación. They won't let you into that tent without an invitation.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.