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SPANISH VERB

pasarse de peso

to be overweight

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

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pasarse de peso

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

  1. Present

    Mi maleta siempre se pasa de peso por los libros.

    My suitcase is always overweight because of the books.

  2. Past

    El equipaje se pasó de peso por el jamón.

    The luggage was overweight because of the ham.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes mis maletas nunca se pasaban de peso.

    My suitcases never used to be overweight.

  4. Future

    Con tantos regalos la mochila se pasará de peso.

    With so many presents the rucksack will be overweight.

  5. Conditional

    Sin las botas, la maleta no se pasaría de peso.

    Without the boots, the suitcase wouldn't be overweight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Saca algo para que no se pase de peso.

    Take something out so it isn't overweight.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.