Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am overweight
- tú you are overweight
- usted, él, ella he/she is overweight
- nosotros we are overweight
- vosotros Spain you all are overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are overweight
SPANISH VERB
pasarse de peso
to be overweight
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: pasándose de peso
- Past participle: pasado de peso
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was overweight
- tú you were overweight
- usted, él, ella he/she was overweight
- nosotros we were overweight
- vosotros Spain you all were overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were overweight
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be overweight
- tú you used to be overweight
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be overweight
- nosotros we used to be overweight
- vosotros Spain you all used to be overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be overweight
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be overweight
- tú you will be overweight
- usted, él, ella he/she will be overweight
- nosotros we will be overweight
- vosotros Spain you all will be overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be overweight
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be overweight
- tú you would be overweight
- usted, él, ella he/she would be overweight
- nosotros we would be overweight
- vosotros Spain you all would be overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be overweight
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be overweight
- tú (that) you be overweight
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be overweight
- nosotros (that) we be overweight
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be overweight
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were overweight
- tú (if) you were overweight
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were overweight
- nosotros (if) we were overweight
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were overweight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were overweight
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be overweight!
- usted be overweight! (formal)
- nosotros be overweight! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be overweight! (all of you)
- ustedes be overweight! (all of you)
How to use pasarse de peso
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi maleta siempre se pasa de peso por los libros.
My suitcase is always overweight because of the books.
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Past
El equipaje se pasó de peso por el jamón.
The luggage was overweight because of the ham.
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Imperfect
Antes mis maletas nunca se pasaban de peso.
My suitcases never used to be overweight.
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Future
Con tantos regalos la mochila se pasará de peso.
With so many presents the rucksack will be overweight.
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Conditional
Sin las botas, la maleta no se pasaría de peso.
Without the boots, the suitcase wouldn't be overweight.
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Present subjunctive
Saca algo para que no se pase de peso.
Take something out so it isn't overweight.
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Past subjunctive
Pesé la maleta en casa para que no se pasara de peso.
I weighed the suitcase at home so it wouldn't be overweight.
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Imperative
¡Pásate de peso y verás lo que cobran!
Go over the weight and you'll see what they charge!
Good to know
- "Pasarse de" is to go over: pasarse de la raya is to go too far, pasarse de listo is to be too clever by half.
Where you hear pasarse de peso
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Esta maleta se pasa de peso. This suitcase is overweight.
- Mi maleta se pasó de peso por el jamón. My suitcase was overweight because of the ham.
- Con tantos regalos, la maleta se va a pasar de peso. With so many presents, the suitcase is going to be overweight.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.