SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

pasar

to pass; to happen; to spend time

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

pasar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yopaso
túpasas
él / ella / ustedpasa
nosotros / nosotraspasamos
vosotros / vosotraspasáis
ellos / ellas / ustedespasan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

pasar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yopasé
túpasaste
él / ella / ustedpasó
nosotros / nosotraspasamos
vosotros / vosotraspasasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedespasaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

pasar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yopasaba
túpasabas
él / ella / ustedpasaba
nosotros / nosotraspasábamos
vosotros / vosotraspasabais
ellos / ellas / ustedespasaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

pasar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yopasaré
túpasarás
él / ella / ustedpasará
nosotros / nosotraspasaremos
vosotros / vosotraspasaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedespasarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

pasar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yopasaría
túpasarías
él / ella / ustedpasaría
nosotros / nosotraspasaríamos
vosotros / vosotraspasaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedespasarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

pasar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yopase
túpases
él / ella / ustedpase
nosotros / nosotraspasemos
vosotros / vosotraspaséis
ellos / ellas / ustedespasen

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to pass, to hand, to slip
  • to happen
  • to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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