Passer — to pass / to spend | French Verb Chart
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Passer›to pass / to spend
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Present
- je passeI pass
- tu passesyou pass
- il / elle passehe / she passes
- nous passonswe pass
- vous passezyou pass
- ils / elles passentthey pass
Passé composé
- j’ai passéI passed
- tu as passéyou passed
- il / elle a passéhe / she passed
- nous avons passéwe passed
- vous avez passéyou passed
- ils / elles ont passéthey passed
Imperfect
- je passaisI used to pass
- tu passaisyou used to pass
- il / elle passaithe / she used to pass
- nous passionswe used to pass
- vous passiezyou used to pass
- ils / elles passaientthey used to pass
Future
- je passeraiI will pass
- tu passerasyou will pass
- il / elle passerahe / she will pass
- nous passeronswe will pass
- vous passerezyou will pass
- ils / elles passerontthey will pass
Conditional
- je passeraisI would pass
- tu passeraisyou would pass
- il / elle passeraithe / she would pass
- nous passerionswe would pass
- vous passeriezyou would pass
- ils / elles passeraientthey would pass
Subjunctive
- que je passethat I pass
- que tu passesthat you pass
- qu’il / elle passethat he / she pass
- que nous passionsthat we pass
- que vous passiezthat you pass
- qu’ils / elles passentthat they pass
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.
A1Basics — passing by
Je passe chez toi ce soir.I’ll drop by yours tonight.
Tu peux me passer le sel ?Can you pass me the salt?
A2Past — the auxiliary depends on the object
J’ai passé deux heures ici.I spent two hours here.
Je suis passé chez toi.I dropped by your place.
B1passer un examen = to TAKE an exam
Je passe mon examen demain.I’m taking my exam tomorrow.
J’ai réussi mon examen.I passed my exam.
B2se passer & se passer de
Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?What’s going on?
Ça s’est bien passé.It went well.
C1Idiomatic — passer pour, passer à côté
Il passe pour un expert.He’s regarded as an expert.
Tu passes à côté de l’essentiel.You’re missing the point.
C2Literary & formal
Nous avons passé commande hier.We placed the order yesterday.
Passons en revue les options.Let’s review the options.
NativeNative slang
Je passe te voir demain.I’ll drop in on you tomorrow.
C’est pas parfait mais ça passe.It’s not perfect but it’ll do.
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