How to conjugate Pasar in Spanish

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).

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 pass the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	paso	I pass
Tú	pasas	you pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pasa	s/he passes, you (formal) pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasamos	we pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasáis	you (plural) pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasan	they pass

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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 passed the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasé	I passed
Tú	pasaste	you passed
Ella / Él / Usted	pasó	s/he passed, you (formal) passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasamos	we passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasasteis	you (plural) passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasaron	they passed

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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 pass the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasaba	I used to pass
Tú	pasabas	you used to pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pasaba	s/he used to pass, you (formal) used to pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasábamos	we used to pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasabais	you (plural) used to pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasaban	they used to pass

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Pasar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of pasar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy pasando la pelota", meaning "I am passing the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy pasando	I am passing
Tú	estás pasando	you are passing
Ella / Él / Usted	está pasando	s/he is passing, you (formal) are passing
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos pasando	we are passing
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis pasando	you (plural) are passing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están pasando	they are passing

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Pasar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of pasar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a pasar la pelota", meaning "I am going to pass the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a pasar	I am going to pass
Tú	vas a pasar	you are going to pass
Ella / Él / Usted	va a pasar	s/he is going to pass, you (formal) are going to pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a pasar	we are going to pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a pasar	you (plural) are going to pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a pasar	they are going to pass

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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 pass the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasaré	I will pass
Tú	pasarás	you will pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pasará	s/he will pass, you (formal) will pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasaremos	we will pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasaréis	you (plural) will pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasarán	they will pass

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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 pass the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasaría	I would pass
Tú	pasarías	you would pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pasaría	s/he would pass, you (formal) would pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasaríamos	we would pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasaríais	you (plural) would pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasarían	they would pass

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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 passed the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he pasado	I have passed
Tú	has pasado	you have passed
Ella / Él / Usted	ha pasado	s/he has passed, you (formal) have passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos pasado	we have passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis pasado	you (plural) have passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han pasado	they have passed

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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 passed the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había pasado	I had passed
Tú	habías pasado	you had passed
Ella / Él / Usted	había pasado	s/he had passed, you (formal) had passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos pasado	we had passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais pasado	you (plural) had passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían pasado	they had passed

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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 passed the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré pasado	I will have passed
Tú	habrás pasado	you will have passed
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá pasado	s/he will have passed, you (formal) will have passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos pasado	we will have passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis pasado	you (plural) will have passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán pasado	they will have passed

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Pasar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pasar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría pasado la pelota", meaning "I would have passed the ball".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría pasado	I would have passed
Tú	habrías pasado	you would have passed
Ella / Él / Usted	habría pasado	s/he would have passed, you (formal) would have passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos pasado	we would have passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais pasado	you (plural) would have passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían pasado	they would have passed

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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 pass".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pase	I pass
Tú	pases	you pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pase	s/he passes, you (formal) pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasemos	we pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	paséis	you (plural) pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasen	they pass

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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 passed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasara	I passed
Tú	pasaras	you passed
Ella / Él / Usted	pasara	s/he passed, you (formal) passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasáramos	we passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasarais	you (plural) passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasaran	they passed

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Pasar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "pasare", meaning "I will pass".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	pasare	I will pass
Tú	pasares	you will pass
Ella / Él / Usted	pasare	s/he will pass, you (formal) will pass
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasáremos	we will pass
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasareis	you (plural) will pass
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasaren	they will pass

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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 passed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya pasado	I have passed
Tú	hayas pasado	you have passed
Ella / Él / Usted	haya pasado	s/he has passed, you (formal) have passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos pasado	we have passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis pasado	you (plural) have passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan pasado	they have passed

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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 passed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera pasado	I had passed
Tú	hubieras pasado	you had passed
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera pasado	s/he had passed, you (formal) had passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos pasado	we had passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais pasado	you (plural) had passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran pasado	they had passed

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Pasar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere pasado", meaning "I will have passed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere pasado	I will have passed
Tú	hubieres pasado	you will have passed
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere pasado	s/he will have passed, you (formal) will have passed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos pasado	we will have passed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis pasado	you (plural) will have passed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren pasado	they will have passed

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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) pass!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	pasa	(to you) pass!
Ella / Él / Usted	pase	(to you formal) pass!
Nosotras / Nosotros	pasemos	let's pass!
Vosotras / Vosotros	pasad	(to you plural) pass!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	pasen	(to you plural formal) pass!

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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 pass!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no pases	(to you) don't pass!
Ella / Él / Usted	no pase	(to you formal) don't pass!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no pasemos	let's not pass!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no paséis	(to you plural) don't pass!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no pasen	(to you plural formal) don't pass!

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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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