pasar
to pass, to happenPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | pasoI pass | nosotros | pasamoswe pass |
| tú | pasasyou pass | vosotros | pasáisyou all pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasahe/she passes | ellos/Uds. | pasanthey pass |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he pasadoI have passed | nosotros | hemos pasadowe have passed |
| tú | has pasadoyou have passed | vosotros | habéis pasadoyou all have passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha pasadohe/she has passed | ellos/Uds. | han pasadothey have passed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | pase(that) I pass | nosotros | pasemos(that) we pass |
| tú | pases(that) you pass | vosotros | paséis(that) you all pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pase(that) he/she passes | ellos/Uds. | pasen(that) they pass |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya pasado(that) I have passed | nosotros | hayamos pasado(that) we have passed |
| tú | hayas pasado(that) you have passed | vosotros | hayáis pasado(that) you all have passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya pasado(that) he/she has passed | ellos/Uds. | hayan pasado(that) they have passed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | paséI passed | nosotros | pasamoswe passed |
| tú | pasasteyou passed | vosotros | pasasteisyou all passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasóhe/she passed | ellos/Uds. | pasaronthey passed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | pasabaI used to pass | nosotros | pasábamoswe used to pass |
| tú | pasabasyou used to pass | vosotros | pasabaisyou all used to pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasabahe/she used to pass | ellos/Uds. | pasabanthey used to pass |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había pasadoI had passed | nosotros | habíamos pasadowe had passed |
| tú | habías pasadoyou had passed | vosotros | habíais pasadoyou all had passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había pasadohe/she had passed | ellos/Uds. | habían pasadothey had passed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | pasara(that) I passed | nosotros | pasáramos(that) we passed |
| tú | pasaras(that) you passed | vosotros | pasarais(that) you all passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasara(that) he/she passed | ellos/Uds. | pasaran(that) they passed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | pasase(that) I passed | nosotros | pasásemos(that) we passed |
| tú | pasases(that) you passed | vosotros | pasaseis(that) you all passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasase(that) he/she passed | ellos/Uds. | pasasen(that) they passed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera pasado(that) I had passed | nosotros | hubiéramos pasado(that) we had passed |
| tú | hubieras pasado(that) you had passed | vosotros | hubierais pasado(that) you all had passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera pasado(that) he/she had passed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran pasado(that) they had passed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube pasadoI had passed | nosotros | hubimos pasadowe had passed |
| tú | hubiste pasadoyou had passed | vosotros | hubisteis pasadoyou all had passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo pasadohe/she had passed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron pasadothey had passed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | pasaréI will pass | nosotros | pasaremoswe will pass |
| tú | pasarásyou will pass | vosotros | pasaréisyou all will pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasaráhe/she will pass | ellos/Uds. | pasaránthey will pass |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | pasaríaI would pass | nosotros | pasaríamoswe would pass |
| tú | pasaríasyou would pass | vosotros | pasaríaisyou all would pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasaríahe/she would pass | ellos/Uds. | pasaríanthey would pass |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré pasadoI will have passed | nosotros | habremos pasadowe will have passed |
| tú | habrás pasadoyou will have passed | vosotros | habréis pasadoyou all will have passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá pasadohe/she will have passed | ellos/Uds. | habrán pasadothey will have passed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría pasadoI would have passed | nosotros | habríamos pasadowe would have passed |
| tú | habrías pasadoyou would have passed | vosotros | habríais pasadoyou all would have passed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría pasadohe/she would have passed | ellos/Uds. | habrían pasadothey would have passed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | pasare(should) I pass | nosotros | pasáremos(should) we pass |
| tú | pasares(should) you pass | vosotros | pasareis(should) you all pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasare(should) he/she pass | ellos/Uds. | pasaren(should) they pass |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | pasemoslet's pass |
| tú | pasapass! | vosotros | pasadpass! |
| él/ella/Ud. | pasepass! | ellos/Uds. | pasenpass! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no pasemoslet's not pass |
| tú | no pasesdon't pass | vosotros | no paséisdon't pass |
| él/ella/Ud. | no pasedon't pass | ellos/Uds. | no pasendon't pass |
