The Portuguese verb passar means "to pass, spend". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of passar is eu passo, tu passas, ele/ela passa, nós passamos, vós passais, eles/elas passam. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | passo | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | passas | |
| ele/ | passa | |
| nós | passamos | |
| vós | passais | |
| eles/ | passam |
| eu | passei |
|---|---|
| tu | passaste |
| ele/ | passou |
| nós | passámos |
| vós | passastes |
| eles/ | passaram |
| eu | passava |
|---|---|
| tu | passavas |
| ele/ | passava |
| nós | passávamos |
| vós | passáveis |
| eles/ | passavam |
| eu | passarei |
|---|---|
| tu | passarás |
| ele/ | passará |
| nós | passaremos |
| vós | passareis |
| eles/ | passarão |
| eu | passaria |
|---|---|
| tu | passarias |
| ele/ | passaria |
| nós | passaríamos |
| vós | passaríeis |
| eles/ | passariam |
| que eu | passe |
|---|---|
| que tu | passes |
| que ele/ | passe |
| que nós | passemos |
| que vós | passeis |
| que eles/ | passem |
| tu | passa |
|---|---|
| você | passe |
| nós | passemos |
| vós | passai |
| vocês | passem |
Passar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar pattern, with forms such as passo, passei, passava, and passarei. The nós forms include passamos in the present and passámos in the simple past.
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Yes, passar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model shown in the table.
The simple past forms are passei, passaste, passou, passámos, passastes, and passaram.
No spelling change appears in the table. The stem remains pass throughout the listed forms, and the participle is passado.