Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Pasar in Spanish
To pass, to happen, to go through
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Pasar
- Pasar in the Indicative Present
- Pasar in the Indicative Preterite
- Pasar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Pasar in the Indicative Future
- Pasar in the Indicative Conditional
- Pasar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Pasar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Pasar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Pasar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Pasar
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Present
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Future
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Pasar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Pasar
- Pasar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Pasar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Pasar is the Spanish verb meaning "to pass, to happen or to go through". It is a regular AR verb, so it follows all the conjugation rules for AR verbs. Pasar is a very versatile verb, with many meanings and uses. For example: to give or pass something (e.g. can you pass the milk?), to happen (e.g. nothing bad will happen), to cross the street, to spend time (e.g. on holidays), and to pass an exam.
Similar verbs to pasar include: occurir (to happen), tener lugar (to take place).
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pasar | to pass, to happen, to go through |
| Past participle | pasado | happened |
| Gerund | pasando | happening |
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Indicative Tenses of Pasar
Pasar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of pasar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "paso la pelota", meaning "I happen the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | paso | I happen |
| Tú | pasas | you happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasa | s/he happen, you (formal) happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasamos | we happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasáis | you (plural) happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasan | they happen, you (plural formal) happen |
Pasar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of pasar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "pasé la pelota", meaning "I happened the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasé | I happened |
| Tú | pasaste | you happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasó | s/he happened, you (formal) happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasamos | we happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasasteis | you (plural) happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasaron | they happened, you (plural formal) happened |
Pasar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of pasar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "pasaba la pelota", meaning "I used to happen the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasaba | I used to happen |
| Tú | pasabas | you used to happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasaba | s/he used to happen, you (formal) used to happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasábamos | we used to happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasabais | you (plural) used to happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasaban | they used to happen, you (plural formal) used to happen |
Pasar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of pasar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "pasaré la pelota", meaning "I will happen the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasaré | I will happen |
| Tú | pasarás | you will happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasará | s/he will happen, you (formal) will happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasaremos | we will happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasaréis | you (plural) will happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasarán | they will happen, you (plural formal) will happen |
Pasar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of pasar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "pasaría la pelota", meaning "I would happen the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasaría | I would happen |
| Tú | pasarías | you would happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasaría | s/he would happen, you (formal) would happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasaríamos | we would happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasaríais | you (plural) would happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasarían | they would happen, you (plural formal) would happen |
Pasar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of pasar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he pasado la pelota", meaning "I have happened the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pasado | I have happened |
| Tú | has pasado | you have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha pasado | s/he has happened, you (formal) have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos pasado | we have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis pasado | you (plural) have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han pasado | they have happened, you (plural formal) have happened |
Pasar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of pasar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había pasado la pelota", meaning "I had happened the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pasado | I had happened |
| Tú | habías pasado | you had happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había pasado | s/he had happened, you (formal) had happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos pasado | we had happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais pasado | you (plural) had happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían pasado | they had happened, you (plural formal) had happened |
Pasar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of pasar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré pasado la pelota", meaning "I will have happened the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pasado | I will have happened |
| Tú | habrás pasado | you will have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá pasado | s/he will have happened, you (formal) will have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos pasado | we will have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis pasado | you (plural) will have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán pasado | they will have happened, you (plural formal) will have happened |
Pasar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pasar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría pasado la pelota", meaning "I would have happened the ball".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pasado | I would have happened |
| Tú | habrías pasado | you would have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría pasado | s/he would have happened, you (formal) would have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos pasado | we would have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais pasado | you (plural) would have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían pasado | they would have happened, you (plural formal) would have happened |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Pasar
Pasar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "pase", meaning "I happen".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pase | I happen |
| Tú | pases | you happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pase | s/he happen, you (formal) happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasemos | we happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | paséis | you (plural) happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasen | they happen, you (plural formal) happen |
Pasar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "pasara", meaning "I happened".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasara | I happened |
| Tú | pasaras | you happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasara | s/he happened, you (formal) happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasáramos | we happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasarais | you (plural) happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasaran | they happened, you (plural formal) happened |
Pasar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "pasare", meaning "I will happen".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pasare | I will happen |
| Tú | pasares | you will happen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pasare | s/he will happen, you (formal) will happen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasáremos | we will happen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasareis | you (plural) will happen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasaren | they will happen, you (plural formal) will happen |
Pasar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya pasado", meaning "I have happened".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pasado | I have happened |
| Tú | hayas pasado | you have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya pasado | s/he has happened, you (formal) have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos pasado | we have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis pasado | you (plural) have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan pasado | they have happened, you (plural formal) have happened |
Pasar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera pasado", meaning "I had happened".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pasado | I had happened |
| Tú | hubieras pasado | you had happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera pasado | s/he had happened, you (formal) had happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos pasado | we had happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais pasado | you (plural) had happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran pasado | they had happened, you (plural formal) had happened |
Pasar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere pasado", meaning "I will have happened".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pasado | I will have happened |
| Tú | hubieres pasado | you will have happened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere pasado | s/he will have happened, you (formal) will have happened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos pasado | we will have happened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis pasado | you (plural) will have happened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren pasado | they will have happened, you (plural formal) will have happened |
Imperative Tenses of Pasar
Pasar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pase", meaning "(to you formal) happen!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pasa | (to you) happen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pase | (to you formal) happen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pasemos | (to we) happen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pasad | (to you plural) happen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pasen | (to you plural formal) happen! |
Pasar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pase", meaning "(to you formal) don't happen!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pases | (to you) don't happen! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pase | (to you formal) don't happen! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no pasemos | (to we) don't happen! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no paséis | (to you plural) don't happen! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pasen | (to you plural formal) don't happen! |
Example sentences and usage
- Solo tienes que estudiar fuerte, y así pasarás el examen. You have only to study hard, and you will pass the test.
- —¿Qué pasa? —preguntó el pequeño conejo blanco. "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
- Pasarán de cinco a diez años antes que la tecnología esté lista. It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.
- Pasé toda la tarde hablando con unos amigos. I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
- Cuando yo era niño, pasaba muchas horas solo, leyendo en mi dormitorio. When I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.
- Se te pasó una palabra al copiar el cuaderno. You've left out a word in copying the textbook.
- Solo tienes que estudiar fuerte, y así pasarás el examen. You have only to study hard, and you will pass the test.
- Cuando venga por aquí cerca, pase a visitarnos. Please drop in when you happen to be in the neighborhood.
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