eu passava

was passing, used to pass

p ɐ s a v ɐ → passar

pass to pass through; to get through + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #11,936

was passing, used to pass Imperfect past (eu/ele/ela/você). Often describes an ongoing past action or a habitual past action.

PO: Eu passava pela sua casa todos os dias.

EN: I used to pass by your house every day.

Conjugation of passar

passar passá

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	passava	—
Third	passava	—

Algo se passava com ela.

Something was going on with her.

Eu passava muito tempo aqui quando era menino.

I used to spend a lot of time here when I was a boy.

Ela passava horas aqui.

She used to spend hours here.

— Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (2020)

Passava o dia gritando, dizendo o que tínhamos que fazer.

He spent the day shouting, telling us what we had to do.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Um carro que passava molhou meu casaco com água.

A passing car splashed water on my coat.

Ele acreditava que era macaco, e passava dias inteiros nas árvores.

He believed he was a monkey, and spent entire days in the trees.

A gente passava lá toda madrugada.

We used to go there every early morning.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Uma grande história passava na frente e eu não percebi.

A great story was unfolding before me and I didn't notice.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Alguma coisa se passava com ele.

Something was wrong with him.

Mas passava o tempo e eu não voltei, aí mesmo que eu não voltava.

But time passed and I didn't return, and that's when I definitely wouldn't return.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Tom passava por rico.

Tom pretended to be rich.

Antes, ele passava diariamente em nossa casa.

He used to come to our house every day.

Quando eu era criança, passava horas lendo sozinho em meu quarto.

When I was a child, I used to spend hours reading alone in my room.

Já passava da meia-noite quando chegamos.

It was past midnight when we arrived.

Cada carro que passava fazia uma nuvem de poeira.

Each passing car created a cloud of dust.

Suas visitas tornaram-se menos frequentes conforme o tempo passava.

His visits became less frequent as time went on.

Ele passava horas estudando Francês.

He spent hours studying French.

Quando eu estava fora, se tivesse internet, eu passava horas vendo essas coisas.

When I was away, if I had internet access, I would spend hours watching these things.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Passava fome.

I was starving.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

E quando eu era pequeno, a água passava da minha cabeça.

And when I was little, the water would go over my head.

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

Fadil passava longas horas em seu trabalho.

Fadil spent long hours at his job.

Sami passava mais tempo com Layla.

Sami spent more time with Layla.

Antes, ele passava todos os dias em nossa casa.

Before, he used to come to our house every day.

Ele se passava por um homem decente!

He was pretending to be a decent man!

— Braço de Diamante (1969)

Ele passava muito tempo comigo.

He spent a lot of time with me.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Pelo menos era quando eu passava minhas férias na infância.

At least that was when I spent my vacations during my childhood.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Passava muito tempo aqui sozinho quando era mais jovem.

I used to spend a lot of time here alone when I was younger.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Sabia o que se passava lá.

I knew what was going on there.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Quanto mais o tempo passava, mais medo eu sentia.

The more time passed, the more afraid I became.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

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pensava p ẽ s a v ɐ passada p ɐ s a d ɐ