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SPANISH VERB

pasar

to pass, to happen, to come in

  • #13 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pasando
  • Past participle: pasado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I pass
  2. tú you pass
  3. usted, él, ella he/she passes
  4. nosotros we pass
  5. vosotros Spain you all pass
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they pass

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I passed
  2. tú you passed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she passed
  4. nosotros we passed
  5. vosotros Spain you all passed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they passed

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to pass
  2. tú you used to pass
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to pass
  4. nosotros we used to pass
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to pass
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to pass

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will pass
  2. tú you will pass
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will pass
  4. nosotros we will pass
  5. vosotros Spain you all will pass
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will pass

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would pass
  2. tú you would pass
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would pass
  4. nosotros we would pass
  5. vosotros Spain you all would pass
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would pass

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I pass
  2. tú (that) you pass
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she pass
  4. nosotros (that) we pass
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all pass
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they pass

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I passed
  2. tú (if) you passed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she passed
  4. nosotros (if) we passed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all passed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they passed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú pass!
  2. usted pass! (formal)
  3. nosotros pass! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain pass! (all of you)
  5. ustedes pass! (all of you)

How to use pasar

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

  1. Present

    El camión pasa por aquí cada diez minutos.

    The bus comes by here every ten minutes.

  2. Past

    ¿Qué pasó anoche en la fiesta?

    What happened last night at the party?

  3. Imperfect

    Pasábamos las vacaciones en Acapulco.

    We spent our vacations in Acapulco.

  4. Future

    Pasaré por ti a las siete.

    I will pick you up at seven.

  5. Conditional

    Si pudiera, pasaría más tiempo con mis hijos.

    If I could, I would spend more time with my kids.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que pases un cumpleaños increíble.

    I hope you have an amazing birthday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No quería que pasara nada malo.

    I didn't want anything bad to happen.

  8. Imperative

    Pase, por favor, la doctora ya la espera.

    Come in, please, the doctor is waiting for you.

Good to know

  • ¿Qué pasa? is "what's going on?", and pase is "come in".
  • Pasar also means to spend time: pasamos el día en la playa.

Where you hear pasar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • El metro pasa cada cinco minutos. The metro comes every five minutes.
  • El mes pasó muy rápido. The month went by very fast.
  • ¿Qué va a pasar mañana? What is going to happen tomorrow?

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Pásalo aquí, por favor. Bring him in here, please.
  • Pasé al niño al consultorio. I brought the boy into the consulting room.
  • Voy a pasar al paciente. I'm going to bring the patient in.
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Welcome to Mexico

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Pasa!

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I'm Staying!

Beginner Level 1 · pasó

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Don't Move!

Beginner Level 2 · pásalo

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What Do You Think?

Beginner Level 2 · ¡Pásele!

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Plans for Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · pasar la Navidad

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The Rules

Intermediate Level 1 · que pasen

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The Neighbours

Intermediate Level 1 · Pase.

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No Water

Intermediate Level 1 · Pásenle. · le pasó lo mismo

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The Housewarming

Intermediate Level 1 · pásale

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The Morning After

Intermediate Level 1 · Pásale.

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What Would We Do?

Intermediate Level 1 · pasaría

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The Canyon

Intermediate Level 1 · qué pasaría

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And 13 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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