Pasar means to pass, to happen, to spend (time). Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: paso, pasas, pasa, pasamos, pasáis, pasan.
Pasar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
¿Qué pasa? means what's happening?
Pasar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Pasar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Pasar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Pasar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | paso | pasé | pasaba | pasaré | pasaría |
| tú | pasas | pasaste | pasabas | pasarás | pasarías |
| él / ella / usted | pasa | pasó | pasaba | pasará | pasaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasamos | pasamos | pasábamos | pasaremos | pasaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasáis | pasasteis | pasabais | pasaréis | pasaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasan | pasaron | pasaban | pasarán | pasarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paso | I pass |
| tú | pasas | you pass |
| él / ella / usted | pasa | he/she passes |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasamos | we pass |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasáis | you all (vosotros) pass |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasan | they pass |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pasé | I passed |
| tú | pasaste | you passed |
| él / ella / usted | pasó | he/she passed |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasamos | we passed |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasasteis | you all (vosotros) passed |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasaron | they passed |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pasaba | I used to pass |
| tú | pasabas | you used to pass |
| él / ella / usted | pasaba | he/she used to pass |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasábamos | we used to pass |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasabais | you all (vosotros) used to pass |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasaban | they used to pass |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pasaré | I will pass |
| tú | pasarás | you will pass |
| él / ella / usted | pasará | he/she will pass |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasaremos | we will pass |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasaréis | you all (vosotros) will pass |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasarán | they will pass |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pasaría | I would pass |
| tú | pasarías | you would pass |
| él / ella / usted | pasaría | he/she would pass |
| nosotros / nosotras | pasaríamos | we would pass |
| vosotros / vosotras | pasaríais | you all (vosotros) would pass |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pasarían | they would pass |
Pasar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are paso, pasas, pasa, pasamos, pasáis, pasan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
pasé, pasaste, pasó, pasamos, pasasteis, pasaron. For example, pasé means “I passed”.
Pasar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (pasé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (pasaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I passed” and “I used to pass”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are pasaré (“I will pass”) and pasaría (“I would pass”). The full charts above include every person.
Pasar means to pass, to happen, to spend (time). ¿Qué pasa? means what's happening?
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