What does pasar mean in English?

Pasar means "to pass/happen" in English.

How do you conjugate pasar in Spanish?

Pasar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with pasar?

Common idiomatic expressions using pasar include: "¿qué pasa?" (what's happening? / what's up?), "pasar de" (to not care about / to skip), "pasarlo bien/mal" (to have a good/bad time). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using pasar?

Pasar is a regular -ar verb with multiple meanings

How do you use pasar in a sentence?

Example: "Paso mucho tiempo con mi familia." which means "I spend a lot of time with my family." in English.

What are synonyms for pasar?

Spanish synonyms for pasar include: ocurrir, suceder, transcurrir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Pasar Conjugation

to pass/happen in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pasando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pasado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	paso I pass/happen	I pass/happen
tú	pasas you pass/happen	you pass/happen
él/ella/usted	pasa he/she/you pass/happens	he/she/you pass/happens
nosotros	pasamos we pass/happen	we pass/happen
vosotros	pasáis you all pass/happen	you all pass/happen
ellos/ustedes	pasan they/you all pass/happen	they/you all pass/happen

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pasaba I used to pass/happen	I used to pass/happen
tú	pasabas you used to pass/happen	you used to pass/happen
él/ella/usted	pasaba he/she/you used to pass/happen	he/she/you used to pass/happen
nosotros	pasábamos we used to pass/happen	we used to pass/happen
vosotros	pasabais you all used to pass/happen	you all used to pass/happen
ellos/ustedes	pasaban they/you all used to pass/happen	they/you all used to pass/happen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pasé I pass/happened	I pass/happened
tú	pasaste you pass/happened	you pass/happened
él/ella/usted	pasó he/she/you pass/happened	he/she/you pass/happened
nosotros	pasamos we pass/happened	we pass/happened
vosotros	pasasteis you all pass/happened	you all pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	pasaron they/you all pass/happened	they/you all pass/happened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pasaré I will pass/happen	I will pass/happen
tú	pasarás you will pass/happen	you will pass/happen
él/ella/usted	pasará he/she/you will pass/happen	he/she/you will pass/happen
nosotros	pasaremos we will pass/happen	we will pass/happen
vosotros	pasaréis you all will pass/happen	you all will pass/happen
ellos/ustedes	pasarán they/you all will pass/happen	they/you all will pass/happen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pasaría I would pass/happen	I would pass/happen
tú	pasarías you would pass/happen	you would pass/happen
él/ella/usted	pasaría he/she/you would pass/happen	he/she/you would pass/happen
nosotros	pasaríamos we would pass/happen	we would pass/happen
vosotros	pasaríais you all would pass/happen	you all would pass/happen
ellos/ustedes	pasarían they/you all would pass/happen	they/you all would pass/happen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pase that I pass/happen	that I pass/happen
tú	pases that you pass/happen	that you pass/happen
él/ella/usted	pase that he/she/you pass/happen	that he/she/you pass/happen
nosotros	pasemos that we pass/happen	that we pass/happen
vosotros	paséis that you all pass/happen	that you all pass/happen
ellos/ustedes	pasen that they/you all pass/happen	that they/you all pass/happen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pasara or pasase that I pass/happened	that I pass/happened
tú	pasaras or pasases that you pass/happened	that you pass/happened
él/ella/usted	pasara or pasase that he/she/you pass/happened	that he/she/you pass/happened
nosotros	pasáramos or pasásemos that we pass/happened	that we pass/happened
vosotros	pasarais or pasaseis that you all pass/happened	that you all pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	pasaran or pasasen that they/you all pass/happened	that they/you all pass/happened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he pasado I have pass/happened	I have pass/happened
tú	has pasado you have pass/happened	you have pass/happened
él/ella/usted	ha pasado he/she/you have pass/happened	he/she/you have pass/happened
nosotros	hemos pasado we have pass/happened	we have pass/happened
vosotros	habéis pasado you all have pass/happened	you all have pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	han pasado they/you all have pass/happened	they/you all have pass/happened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había pasado I had pass/happened	I had pass/happened
tú	habías pasado you had pass/happened	you had pass/happened
él/ella/usted	había pasado he/she/you had pass/happened	he/she/you had pass/happened
nosotros	habíamos pasado we had pass/happened	we had pass/happened
vosotros	habíais pasado you all had pass/happened	you all had pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	habían pasado they/you all had pass/happened	they/you all had pass/happened

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube pasado I had pass/happened	I had pass/happened
tú	hubiste pasado you had pass/happened	you had pass/happened
él/ella/usted	hubo pasado he/she/you had pass/happened	he/she/you had pass/happened
nosotros	hubimos pasado we had pass/happened	we had pass/happened
vosotros	hubisteis pasado you all had pass/happened	you all had pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	hubieron pasado they/you all had pass/happened	they/you all had pass/happened

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré pasado I will have pass/happened	I will have pass/happened
tú	habrás pasado you will have pass/happened	you will have pass/happened
él/ella/usted	habrá pasado he/she/you will have pass/happened	he/she/you will have pass/happened
nosotros	habremos pasado we will have pass/happened	we will have pass/happened
vosotros	habréis pasado you all will have pass/happened	you all will have pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	habrán pasado they/you all will have pass/happened	they/you all will have pass/happened

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría pasado I would have pass/happened	I would have pass/happened
tú	habrías pasado you would have pass/happened	you would have pass/happened
él/ella/usted	habría pasado he/she/you would have pass/happened	he/she/you would have pass/happened
nosotros	habríamos pasado we would have pass/happened	we would have pass/happened
vosotros	habríais pasado you all would have pass/happened	you all would have pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	habrían pasado they/you all would have pass/happened	they/you all would have pass/happened

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya pasado that I have pass/happened	that I have pass/happened
tú	hayas pasado that you have pass/happened	that you have pass/happened
él/ella/usted	haya pasado that he/she/you have pass/happened	that he/she/you have pass/happened
nosotros	hayamos pasado that we have pass/happened	that we have pass/happened
vosotros	hayáis pasado that you all have pass/happened	that you all have pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	hayan pasado that they/you all have pass/happened	that they/you all have pass/happened

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera pasado that I had pass/happened	that I had pass/happened
tú	hubieras pasado that you had pass/happened	that you had pass/happened
él/ella/usted	hubiera pasado that he/she/you had pass/happened	that he/she/you had pass/happened
nosotros	hubiéramos pasado that we had pass/happened	that we had pass/happened
vosotros	hubierais pasado that you all had pass/happened	that you all had pass/happened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran pasado that they/you all had pass/happened	that they/you all had pass/happened

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pasa	pass/happen! (you)
usted	pase	pass/happen! (you formal)
nosotros	pasemos	let's pass/happen!
vosotros	pasad	pass/happen! (you all)
ustedes	pasen	pass/happen! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pases	don't pass/happen! (you)
usted	no pase	don't pass/happen! (you formal)
nosotros	no pasemos	let's not pass/happen!
vosotros	no paséis	don't pass/happen! (you all)
ustedes	no pasen	don't pass/happen! (you all)

More About "pasar"

Idiomatic Expressions

¿qué pasa?

what's happening? / what's up?

💡 Casual greeting or asking what's wrong

pasar de

to not care about / to skip

💡 Showing indifference or choosing to avoid something

pasarlo bien/mal

to have a good/bad time

💡 Describing enjoyment of an experience

pasar por alto

to overlook / to skip over

💡 Ignoring or missing something

pasar la página

to turn the page / to move on

💡 Moving past a difficult experience

pase lo que pase

come what may / whatever happens

💡 Expressing determination despite uncertainty

Examples in Context

Paso mucho tiempo con mi familia.

I spend a lot of time with my family.

Present

¿Qué pasó ayer?

What happened yesterday?

Preterite

Pasaba por tu casa cuando te vi.

I was passing by your house when I saw you.

Imperfect

Pasaremos las vacaciones en la playa.

We will spend the vacation at the beach.

Future

Ha pasado un año desde entonces.

A year has passed since then.

Present Perfect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

ocurrir(to happen, occur)

For events taking place

suceder(to happen)

Formal synonym for events

transcurrir(to pass, elapse)

Formal, specifically for time passing

Usage Notes

•Pasar is a regular -ar verb with multiple meanings
•Can mean: to pass, to happen, to spend (time), to go through
•Very versatile and commonly used in everyday conversation
•Often used to ask about well-being: ¿Qué te pasa? (What's wrong?)
•Common with time expressions: pasar el tiempo (to spend time)
•Reflexive form "pasarse" can mean to go too far or to overdo
•Used in many colloquial expressions and idioms
•Context determines specific meaning

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