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SPANISH VERB

pasarse

to go over, a date or a limit

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pasándose
  • Past participle: pasado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pasarse

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

  1. Present

    Este yogur se pasa de fecha mañana, cómetelo hoy.

    This yoghurt goes past its date tomorrow, eat it today.

  2. Past

    Se me pasó el plazo para pagar la multa.

    I missed the deadline to pay the fine.

  3. Imperfect

    Siempre se pasaba de la hora en las reuniones.

    He always went over time in meetings.

  4. Future

    Si no comemos ya, el arroz se pasará.

    If we don't eat now, the rice will overcook.

  5. Conditional

    Con otro café me pasaría del límite del día.

    With another coffee I'd go over my daily limit.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuidado, no te pases con el picante.

    Careful, don't overdo it with the chilli.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me daba miedo que se pasara la fecha del visado.

    I was afraid the visa date would run out.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pásate por casa cuando quieras, hombre!

    Drop by the house whenever you like, man!

Good to know

  • Pasarse is also to go too far: te has pasado con la sal, you overdid the salt.
  • Pasarse por un sitio is to drop by: pásate por casa.

Where you hear pasarse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Yo nunca me paso de una fecha. I never go past a deadline.
  • El año pasado, un autor se pasó tres meses. Last year, an author went three months over.
  • No nos vamos a pasar ni un día. We're not going to go a single day over.
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The Nun and the Widow

Advanced Level 3 · no os paséis

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Verbs like this one

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