Pasar Conjugation 101: Conjugation Pasar in Spanish

Since it’s a regular verb, pasar conjugation patterns are a great way to practice the -AR conjugation type. So, in this guide, we’ll learn how to conjugate pasar to the most common Spanish tenses. Here is a summary of what we’ll cover:

• Pasar Overview
• Indicative Tenses of Pasar Conjugations
  • Present tense
  • Preterite tense
  • Imperfect tense
  • Near Future tense
  • Future tense
  • Conditional tense
  • Present Perfect tense
  • Past Perfect tense
  • Future Perfect tense
  • Conditional Perfect tense
  • Progressive tenses
• Subjunctive Tenses of Pasar Conjugations 
  • Present Subjunctive tense
  • Present Perfect Subjunctive tense
  • Imperfect Subjunctive tense
  • Past Perfect Subjunctive tense
• Imperative (Commands) of Pasar Conjugations
  • Affirmative Commands
  • Negative Commands
• Uses & Examples
• Download Pasar Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
• Pasar Conjugation Practice Quiz

Overview of Pasar

Indicative Conjugations of Pasar

Present tense

Conjugate pasar to the present indicative tense to talk about the things or places people currently pass. For example: Siempre paso afuera de tu casa.

Preterite tense

Pasar’s preterite conjugations allow you to talk about things that happened or express that someone passed something to another person. For instance: Juan me pasó tu número.

Imperfect tense

Pasar imperfect conjugations allow you to talk about the things or places that someone passed for an extended period of time. For instance: El camión pasaba a las ocho de la mañana.

Near future

Use the structure ir (present tense) + a + infinitive (in this case, ‘pasar’) to form the Spanish immediate future. We use these conjugations to express that someone is about to pass something to another person or is passing by a certain location.

For instance: ¿Mañana van a pasar por aquí?

Future simple tense

Pasar future simple tense forms are used to talk about things that will happen or to express that someone will pass something to another person. No sé qué pasará, pero todo va a estar bien.

Conditional tense

Conjugate pasar to the Spanish conditional tense to express that something would happen, or a person would pass something to someone else. For instance: ¿Qué pasaría si no voy?

Present perfect tense

The formula to conjugate to the Spanish present perfect tense is haber in the present tense + pasado (past participle). We conjugate pasar to the present perfect to talk about what people have or haven’t passed. For example: ¿Por qué no nos has pasado la sal?

Past perfect

The Spanish past perfect of pasar is used to communicate that someone had passed something before a past action or another point in the past. For instance: Ya habíamos pasado por aquí. To form the past perfect in Spanish, use the imperfect form of ‘haber’ and the past participle form of ‘pasar’.

Future perfect

In the future perfect tense, pasar communicates that someone will have passed something or by a location by or before a certain moment in the future. Mañana habré pasado temprano.

Conditional perfect

We conjugate pasar to the conditional perfect tense to express that someone would have passed something or by a certain location as long as a past condition had been met. With these conjugations, pasar can also be used to talk about what would have happened.

For example: Si no me hubieras ayudado, no sé qué habría pasado.

Progressive tenses

The progressive forms of pasar express that someone is passing something at the moment of speaking. For instance: Estamos pasando afuera de la escuela. The Spanish progressive tenses are formed with estar conjugated + pasando (present participle).

Pasar Subjunctive Conjugations

The Spanish subjunctive tenses allow you to refer to wishes, requests, suggestions, expectations, doubts, or hypothetical situations. In the sections below, you’ll find the pasar conjugation charts for the most common subjunctive tenses.

Present subjunctive

Pasar subjunctive conjugations are used to express hopes, suggestions, requests, or wishes regarding someone passing something or by a certain location. Here is an example: Dile a Julia que me pase la sal.

Present perfect subjunctive

The present perfect subjunctive of pasar is formed with haber in the present subjunctive + pasado. Use this tense to wonder, express doubt or wish that someone has already passed something. No creo que Carmen les haya pasado tu número.

Imperfect subjunctive

Conjugate pasar to the imperfect subjunctive to talk about past suggestions, requests, and wishes someone had about a person passing something. Te pedí que les pasaras el pan. 

Depending on the type of Spanish you’re using, there are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive:

Latin American Spanish version

Note: Vosotros is not used in Latin American Spanish. Therefore, the chart above doesn’t include this pasar conjugation.

Castilian Spanish version

Past perfect subjunctive

In the past perfect subjunctive, pasar expresses that someone would have passed something if a past circumstance was met. Additionally, these conjugations also express regret for something you had or hadn’t passed.

For example: Si hubiéramos pasado por ti, habrías llegado temprano.

Pasar Imperative Conjugations

The Spanish imperative or commands are the conjugations we use to give orders to someone.

Affirmative commands

Use the affirmative commands of pasar to order someone to pass something to another person. For instance: Pásale la ensalada a tu papá.

Take Note: With affirmative commands, direct or indirect object pronouns must be attached to the verb. Click here to check how to place pronouns with the affirmative imperative.

Negative commands

To command people not to pass something, you must use the pasar negative command conjugations. For example: No les pases mi número.

Meanings of Pasar & Examples

Now that we’ve learned how to conjugate pasar, check this section to see how to apply this verb correctly. Depending on the sentence, pasar can mean: 

• To happen / occur
• To pass / To give
• To go ahead / To come in
• To go by
• To pick someone up
• To approve (exams)

[Pasar conjugated] + [complement]

Pasa, por favor.
Please, go ahead.

No me han pasado el pan.
You guys haven’t passed me the bread.

Yo paso por Diana todos los días.
I pick Diana up every day.

¿Qué está pasando con ustedes?
What is happening with you two?

Take Note: When talking about passing something to another person, pasar can work with direct and indirect object pronouns. Spanish direct object pronouns replace the things you’re passing and indirect pronouns the person to which you’re giving that object.

Download Pasar Conjugation Charts & Uses Cheat sheets

While pasar is a regular -AR verb and therefore its conjugations are straightforward, it is highly dynamic in terms of its meanings and uses. I’ve created a free PDF you can download including all of its tense forms as well as its uses with real-world examples.

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Practice Quiz: Pasar Conjugation

Now that you know how to conjugate pasar in Spanish, you can practice your regular -AR verb skills by taking this pasar conjugation practice quiz.

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