Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I pick up
- tú you pick up
- usted, él, ella he/she picks up
- nosotros we pick up
- vosotros Spain you all pick up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they pick up
SPANISH VERB
pasar por
to pick up, to come by for
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: pasando por
- Past participle: pasado por
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I picked up
- tú you picked up
- usted, él, ella he/she picked up
- nosotros we picked up
- vosotros Spain you all picked up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they picked up
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to pick up
- tú you used to pick up
- usted, él, ella he/she used to pick up
- nosotros we used to pick up
- vosotros Spain you all used to pick up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to pick up
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will pick up
- tú you will pick up
- usted, él, ella he/she will pick up
- nosotros we will pick up
- vosotros Spain you all will pick up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will pick up
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would pick up
- tú you would pick up
- usted, él, ella he/she would pick up
- nosotros we would pick up
- vosotros Spain you all would pick up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would pick up
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I pick up
- tú (that) you pick up
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she pick up
- nosotros (that) we pick up
- vosotros Spain (that) you all pick up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they pick up
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I picked up
- tú (if) you picked up
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she picked up
- nosotros (if) we picked up
- vosotros Spain (if) you all picked up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they picked up
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú pick up!
- usted pick up! (formal)
- nosotros pick up! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain pick up! (all of you)
- ustedes pick up! (all of you)
How to use pasar por
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Paso por ti a las ocho, ¿va?
I'll come by for you at eight, okay?
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Past
Pasé por el pan de camino a casa.
I stopped by for bread on the way home.
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Imperfect
Mi papá pasaba por nosotros después de la escuela.
My dad used to pick us up after school.
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Future
Pasaré por los boletos antes de la función.
I'll come by for the tickets before the show.
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Conditional
Yo pasaría por ti, pero mi carro está en el taller.
I'd pick you up, but my car's at the shop.
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Present subjunctive
Dile a Luis que pase por las niñas a las dos.
Tell Luis to pick up the girls at two.
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Past subjunctive
Si pasaras por mí temprano, llegaríamos a tiempo.
If you came by for me early, we'd get there on time.
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Imperative
Pasa por tu abuela antes de venir a cenar.
Pick up your grandmother before coming to dinner.
Good to know
- "Paso por ti a las ocho" is "I'll pick you up at eight".
Where you hear pasar por
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre paso por mis turistas a las seis. I always pick up my tourists at six.
- Ayer mi hijo pasó por mí a las ocho. Yesterday my son picked me up at eight.
- Mañana pasaremos por ustedes a las siete. Tomorrow we'll pick you up at seven.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Los sábados paso por mi mamá al mercado. On Saturdays I pick my mom up at the market.
- Andrés pasó por nosotros a las cinco de la mañana. Andres picked us up at five in the morning.
- Voy a pasar por ustedes al aeropuerto. I'm going to pick you up at the airport.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.