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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
pasar
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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 |
|---|---|
yo | paso I pass/happen |
tú | pasas you pass/happen |
él/ella/usted | pasa he/she/you pass/happens |
nosotros | pasamos we pass/happen |
vosotros | pasáis you all pass/happen |
ellos/ustedes | pasan they/you all pass/happen |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pasaba I used to pass/happen |
tú | pasabas you used to pass/happen |
él/ella/usted | pasaba he/she/you used to pass/happen |
nosotros | pasábamos we used to pass/happen |
vosotros | pasabais you all used to pass/happen |
ellos/ustedes | pasaban they/you all used to pass/happen |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pasé I pass/happened |
tú | pasaste you pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | pasó he/she/you pass/happened |
nosotros | pasamos we pass/happened |
vosotros | pasasteis you all pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | pasaron they/you all pass/happened |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pasaré I will pass/happen |
tú | pasarás you will pass/happen |
él/ella/usted | pasará he/she/you will pass/happen |
nosotros | pasaremos we will pass/happen |
vosotros | pasaréis you all will pass/happen |
ellos/ustedes | pasarán they/you all will pass/happen |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pasaría I would pass/happen |
tú | pasarías you would pass/happen |
él/ella/usted | pasaría he/she/you would pass/happen |
nosotros | pasaríamos we would pass/happen |
vosotros | pasaríais you all would pass/happen |
ellos/ustedes | pasarían they/you all would pass/happen |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pase that I pass/happen |
tú | pases that you pass/happen |
él/ella/usted | pase that he/she/you pass/happen |
nosotros | pasemos that we pass/happen |
vosotros | paséis that you all pass/happen |
ellos/ustedes | pasen that they/you all pass/happen |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | pasara or pasase that I pass/happened |
tú | pasaras or pasases that you pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | pasara or pasase that he/she/you pass/happened |
nosotros | pasáramos or pasásemos that we pass/happened |
vosotros | pasarais or pasaseis that you all pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | pasaran or pasasen 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 |
|---|---|
yo | he pasado I have pass/happened |
tú | has pasado you have pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | ha pasado he/she/you have pass/happened |
nosotros | hemos pasado we have pass/happened |
vosotros | habéis pasado you all have pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | han pasado they/you all have pass/happened |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había pasado I had pass/happened |
tú | habías pasado you had pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | había pasado he/she/you had pass/happened |
nosotros | habíamos pasado we had pass/happened |
vosotros | habíais pasado you all had pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | habían pasado they/you all had pass/happened |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube pasado I had pass/happened |
tú | hubiste pasado you had pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | hubo pasado he/she/you had pass/happened |
nosotros | hubimos pasado we had pass/happened |
vosotros | hubisteis pasado you all had pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron pasado 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 |
|---|---|
yo | habré pasado I will have pass/happened |
tú | habrás pasado you will have pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | habrá pasado he/she/you will have pass/happened |
nosotros | habremos pasado we will have pass/happened |
vosotros | habréis pasado you all will have pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrán pasado 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 |
|---|---|
yo | habría pasado I would have pass/happened |
tú | habrías pasado you would have pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | habría pasado he/she/you would have pass/happened |
nosotros | habríamos pasado we would have pass/happened |
vosotros | habríais pasado you all would have pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrían pasado 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 |
|---|---|
yo | haya pasado that I have pass/happened |
tú | hayas pasado that you have pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | haya pasado that he/she/you have pass/happened |
nosotros | hayamos pasado that we have pass/happened |
vosotros | hayáis pasado that you all have pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | hayan pasado 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 |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera pasado that I had pass/happened |
tú | hubieras pasado that you had pass/happened |
él/ella/usted | hubiera pasado that he/she/you had pass/happened |
nosotros | hubiéramos pasado that we had pass/happened |
vosotros | hubierais pasado that you all had pass/happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran pasado 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:
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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