Pasar imperfect conjugation
Pasar in the imperfect: pasaba, pasabas, pasaba, pasábamos, pasabais, pasaban.
- to pass; to happen; to spend (time); to come in
- regular
- Participle: pasado
- Gerund: pasando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | pasaba |
|---|---|
| tú | pasabas |
| él/ella/usted | pasaba |
| nosotros | pasábamos |
| vosotros | pasabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | pasaban |
How to use pasar in the imperfect
The imperfect of pasar is regular: pasaba, pasabas, pasaba, pasábamos, pasaban. Use it for what was going on in the background ("¿Qué pasaba?") and for habits: "Pasábamos los veranos en la playa." "Me pasaba lo mismo" means "the same thing used to happen to me," which is a natural way to show empathy.
Examples
A mí me pasaba lo mismo con ese programa.
The same thing used to happen to me with that program.
Pasábamos los veranos en casa de mi tía.
We used to spend summers at my aunt's house.
No sabía lo que pasaba en la planta.
I didn't know what was going on at the plant.
Quick check: pasar in the imperfect
More pasar tenses
- All pasar tenses
- Pasar present
- Pasar preterite
- Pasar future
- Pasar conditional
- Pasar present subjunctive
- Pasar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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