Pasar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Pasar in Spanish

Pasar means “to pass,” “to go through,” “to cross,” “to happen,” or “to spend time.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its major high-frequency constructions.

Pasar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives paso, pasas / pasás, pasa, pasamos, pasáis, pasan, with regular gerund pasando, participle pasado, and command pasa / pasá.

Pasar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the participle pasado combines with haber in compound tenses.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	pasar	to pass / go through / spend
Gerund	pasando	passing / going through / spending
Past participle	pasado	passed / gone through / spent

Pasar meaning and essential uses

RAE records many meanings, including moving or carrying something from one place to another, crossing, transmitting, exceeding a limit, and moving through a place.

High-frequency everyday uses also include pasar tiempo “spend time,” pasar por “go/pass through,” ¿qué pasa? “what is happening?”, and pronominal extensions such as pasarse.

Pasar regular conjugation pattern

The stem pas- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: paso, pasé, pasaba, pasaré, pase.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Pasar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Pasar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	paso	I pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pasas	you pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasa	he / she passes / goes through / spends; you pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasamos	we pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasáis	you pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasan	they pass / go through / spend; you pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Paso por aquí todos los días. — I pass through here every day.

Pasar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasé	I passed / went through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	pasaste	you passed / went through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasó	he / she passed / went through / spent; you passed / went through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasamos	we passed / went through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasasteis	you passed / went through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasaron	they passed / went through / spent; you passed / went through / spent (plural)

• Ayer pasé dos horas en la biblioteca. — Yesterday I spent two hours in the library.

Pasar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasaba	I used to pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pasabas	you used to pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasaba	he / she used to pass / go through / spend; you used to pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasábamos	we used to pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasabais	you used to pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasaban	they used to pass / go through / spend; you used to pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Antes pasábamos el verano en el pueblo. — We used to spend the summer in the village.

Pasar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus pasando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy pasando	I am passing / going through / spending
Tú — you, singular informal	estás pasando	you are passing / going through / spending
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está pasando	he / she is passing / going through / spending; you are passing / going through / spending (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos pasando	we are passing / going through / spending
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis pasando	you are passing / going through / spending (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están pasando	they are passing / going through / spending; you are passing / going through / spending (plural)

• Estoy pasando por una etapa difícil. — I am going through a difficult period.

Pasar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + pasar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a pasar	I am going to pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a pasar	you are going to pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a pasar	he / she is going to pass / go through / spend; you are going to pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a pasar	we are going to pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a pasar	you are going to pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a pasar	they are going to pass / go through / spend; you are going to pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Voy a pasar por tu casa después. — I am going to stop by your house later.

Pasar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasaré	I will pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pasarás	you will pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasará	he / she will pass / go through / spend; you will pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasaremos	we will pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasaréis	you will pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasarán	they will pass / go through / spend; you will pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Pasaremos la tarde juntos. — We will spend the afternoon together.

Pasar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasaría	I would pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pasarías	you would pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasaría	he / she would pass / go through / spend; you would pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasaríamos	we would pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasaríais	you would pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasarían	they would pass / go through / spend; you would pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Pasaría más tiempo allí si pudiera. — I would spend more time there if I could.

Pasar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he pasado	I have passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	has pasado	you have passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha pasado	he / she has passed / gone through / spent; you have passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos pasado	we have passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis pasado	you have passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han pasado	they have passed / gone through / spent; you have passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• He pasado muchas veces por esa calle. — I have passed through that street many times.

Pasar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había pasado	I had passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	habías pasado	you had passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había pasado	he / she had passed / gone through / spent; you had passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos pasado	we had passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais pasado	you had passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían pasado	they had passed / gone through / spent; you had passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Ya habíamos pasado la frontera. — We had already crossed the border.

Pasar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré pasado	I will have passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás pasado	you will have passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá pasado	he / she will have passed / gone through / spent; you will have passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos pasado	we will have passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis pasado	you will have passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán pasado	they will have passed / gone through / spent; you will have passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Para entonces habrán pasado varias horas. — By then several hours will have passed.

Pasar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría pasado	I would have passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías pasado	you would have passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría pasado	he / she would have passed / gone through / spent; you would have passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos pasado	we would have passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais pasado	you would have passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían pasado	they would have passed / gone through / spent; you would have passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Habría pasado por allí antes. — I would have gone through there earlier.

Pasar subjunctive conjugations

Pasar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pase	that I pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pases	that you pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pase	that he / she pass / go through / spend; that you pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasemos	that we pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	paséis	that you pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasen	that they pass / go through / spend; that you pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Quiero que pases por la oficina. — I want you to stop by the office.

Pasar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasara	that I passed / went through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	pasaras	that you passed / went through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasara	that he / she passed / went through / spent; that you passed / went through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasáramos	that we passed / went through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasarais	that you passed / went through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasaran	that they passed / went through / spent; that you passed / went through / spent (plural)

• Preferían que pasáramos la noche allí. — They preferred that we spend the night there.
• Era mejor que pasases por la entrada principal. — It was better for you to go through the main entrance.

Pasar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pasare	if / when I should pass / go through / spend
Tú — you, singular informal	pasares	if / when you should pass / go through / spend
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pasare	if / when he / she should pass / go through / spend; if / when you should pass / go through / spend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pasáremos	if / when we should pass / go through / spend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasareis	if / when you should pass / go through / spend (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pasaren	if / when they should pass / go through / spend; if / when you should pass / go through / spend (plural)

• Quien pasare este límite deberá identificarse. — Whoever should pass this limit must identify themselves.

Pasar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya pasado	that I have passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas pasado	that you have passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya pasado	that he / she has passed / gone through / spent; that you have passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos pasado	that we have passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis pasado	that you have passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan pasado	that they have passed / gone through / spent; that you have passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas pasado un buen día. — I am glad that you had a good day.

Pasar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera pasado	that I had passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras pasado	that you had passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera pasado	that he / she had passed / gone through / spent; that you had passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos pasado	that we had passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais pasado	that you had passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran pasado	that they had passed / gone through / spent; that you had passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Si hubiera pasado por tu casa, te habría avisado. — If I had stopped by your house, I would have told you.
• Si hubieses pasado más tiempo allí, lo habrías entendido mejor. — If you had spent more time there, you would have understood it better.

Pasar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pasado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere pasado	if / when I should have passed / gone through / spent
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres pasado	if / when you should have passed / gone through / spent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere pasado	if / when he / she should have passed / gone through / spent; if / when you should have passed / gone through / spent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos pasado	if / when we should have passed / gone through / spent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis pasado	if / when you should have passed / gone through / spent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren pasado	if / when they should have passed / gone through / spent; if / when you should have passed / gone through / spent (plural)

• Si hubieren pasado vehículos adicionales, deberán registrarse. — If additional vehicles should have passed, they must be recorded.

Pasar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row has exhortative “let’s…” value.

Pasar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	pasa	pass
Usted — you, singular formal	pase	pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	pasemos	let’s pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pasad	pass (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	pasen	pass (plural formal)

• Pasa por aquí, por favor. — Come / pass through here, please.

Pasar negative commands

Negative commands use no plus the subjunctive-based form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pases	do not pass
Usted — you, singular formal	no pase	do not pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no pasemos	let’s not pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no paséis	do not pass (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	no pasen	do not pass (plural formal)

• No pases por esa puerta. — Do not go through that door.

Common constructions with Pasar

These patterns capture the most useful complements and lexical frames.

• pasar por + place. — to pass through / stop by a place.
• pasar tiempo / la noche / el día. — to spend time / the night / the day.
• pasar algo a alguien. — to pass / hand something to someone.
• ¿Qué pasa? / pasar algo. — what is happening? / for something to happen.
• pasar de + quantity/limit. — to exceed a quantity or limit.

Example sentences with Pasar

These examples reinforce common usage.

• ¿Qué pasa? — What is happening?
• Pásame la sal, por favor. — Pass me the salt, please.
• Pasamos una semana en Madrid. — We spent a week in Madrid.
• Espero que pases por aquí mañana. — I hope you stop by here tomorrow.
• Han pasado tres horas. — Three hours have passed.
• Pasa primero y yo te sigo. — Go through first and I will follow you.

Regional and usage notes for Pasar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes; voseo is noted separately where relevant.

• Vos pasás por aquí cada mañana. — You pass through here every morning. (voseo)
• Pasá por mi oficina después. — Stop by my office later. (affirmative vos command)

Pasar is fully regular but exceptionally broad in meaning. Learn the morphology once, then organize usage by construction: movement, time spent, transfer, events, limits, and common expressions such as ¿qué pasa?.