yo pasaba

was passing by, used to pass by, was spending, used to spend

→ pasar
pas to pass, go through + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #4,472
was passing by, used to pass by
SP: Pasaba por la tienda cuando me llamó.
EN: I was passing by the store when he called me.
was spending, used to spend
SP: Se pasaba las tardes leyendo.
EN: He used to spend the afternoons reading.
Conjugation of pasar
SingularPlural
First pasarme —
Second pasarte —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pasaba pasábamos
Third pasaba pasaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pasaba pasábamos
Third pasaba pasaban

Después, pasaba algo muy raro.

Then, something very strange would happen.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ella me preguntó si pasaba algo.

She asked me if something was wrong.

No pasaba nada entre nosotros.

Nothing was happening between us.

Ya te pasaba antes.

This used to happen to you before.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Pasaba hambre.

I was starving.

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Antes se pasaba el día llamándome.

He used to spend the day calling me.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

Nos advirtieron que si eso pasaba de nuevo nos matarían.

They warned us that if that happened again, they would kill us.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

Un día, pasaba junto a unas obras.

One day, I was passing by some construction work.

Tom pasaba cada día a la casa de María para almorzar.

Tom would stop by María’s house every day for lunch.

Yo te diré lo que le pasaba.

I’ll tell you what was wrong with him.

— State and Main (2000)

Lo siento, sólo pasaba por aquí.

I'm sorry, I was just passing by.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Sólo pasaba por aquí.

I was just passing by.

Total se pasaba ahí la vida.

After all, he spent his life there.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Pasaba todo el tiempo pensando en cómo solíamos jugar por acá.

I spent all my time thinking about how we used to play around here.

— El cuento de la Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Lo que pasaba fuera significaba poco.

What happened outside meant little.

Más tiempo pasaba más miedo tenía porque sé que a una madre como yo se la odia.

The more time passed, the more afraid I became because I know that a mother like me is hated.

— Dos son familia (2016)

Cuando era un niño pasaba mucho tiempo jugando en la azotea de mi casa.

When I was a child I spent a lot of time playing on the roof of my house.

Creía que eso sólo pasaba en las películas.

I thought that only happened in movies.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Trato de entender lo que pasaba por su cabeza.

I try to understand what was going through his mind.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

¿Qué pasaba contigo?

What was wrong with you?

Pasaba por aquí y pensé que podríamos ver lo del vídeo.

I was passing by and thought we could watch the video.

— Realmente amor (2003)

El tiempo pasaba rápido y el trabajo no avanzaba en absoluto.

Time was passing quickly, and the work wasn’t progressing at all.

No me dijo qué me pasaba.

They didn't tell me what was wrong with me.

¿Qué le pasaba a la gente que abandonaba el grupo?

What happened to the people who left the group?

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Los bancos no sabían qué pasaba hasta hace unos días.

The banks didn't know what was happening until a few days ago.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Y todos los sábados y domingos me los pasaba sola.

And I spent every Saturday and Sunday alone.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Un coche que pasaba nos empapó.

A passing car splashed us.

Pero el tiempo pasaba.

But time passed.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Dijeron que no pasaba nada.

They said nothing was wrong.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Pasaba horas estudiando francés.

I spent hours studying French.

Es obvio que se pasaba de modesto.

It's obvious he was being overly modest.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Hace tiempo que no pasaba.

It hadn’t happened in a long time.

— El Maquinista (2004)

Era una niña que no pasaba desapercibida.

She was a girl who did not go unnoticed.

— Voraz (2017)

Te dije que algo pasaba.

I told you something was wrong.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Como me pasaba a mí.

Like what happened to me.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

Si algo le pasaba a mis ingresos, me costaría pagar el barco.

If anything happened to my income, I’d have a hard time paying for the boat.

Con las cuerdas pasaba lo mismo.

The same thing happened with the strings.

Anoche estabas de un humor terrible, ¿qué te pasaba?

You were in a terrible mood last night, what was wrong?

Lo que pasaba, allí lo veía ella.

She saw for herself what was going on there.

Esto pasaba cada otoño.

This happened every autumn.

La gente se reía siempre, cuando pasaba por ahí todo orgulloso.

People always laughed when he walked by, all proud.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Y tú sabías que la pasaba mal.

And you knew I was having a hard time.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Un día se distrajo cuando ella pasaba y arrancó un diente sano en vez del malo.

One day he got distracted as she walked by and pulled out a healthy tooth instead of the bad one.

— Malena (2000)

El pasaba por aquí en todo momento.

He used to pass by here all the time.

¡Sabía que algo te pasaba!

I knew something was wrong!

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

¿No te dije qué pasaba?

Didn't I tell you what was going on?

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Me pasaba lo mismo antes de una grabación.

The same thing used to happen to me before a recording.

— TÁR (2022)

Cuando yo era niño, pasaba muchas horas solo, leyendo en mi dormitorio.

When I was a child, I spent many hours alone, reading in my bedroom.

¿Qué pasaba?

What was happening?

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

El poco tiempo que tenía libre lo pasaba con su familia.

He spent what little free time he had with his family.

Pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió traerle el billete de barco.

I was passing by and it occurred to me to bring him the boat ticket.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Hacía años que no me pasaba.

It had been years since that happened to me.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Con uno que pasaba.

With one that was passing by.

— Los olvidados (1950)

El tiempo pasaba rápido y el trabajo no avanzaba nada.

Time was passing quickly, and the work wasn't progressing at all.

Le pasaba que estaba anticuado.

The problem was that it was outdated.

— State and Main (2000)

Cuando era joven pasaba mucho tiempo aquí solo.

When I was young I spent a lot of time here alone.

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

Al ver lo que pasaba, decidimos salir.

Seeing what was happening, we decided to leave.

¿Qué le pasaba al otro?

What was wrong with the other one?

— State and Main (2000)

Y, de alguna manera, nadie había notado que pasaba nada.

And somehow, no one had noticed that anything was wrong.

Cuando yo era niña, pasaba horas sola leyendo en mi pieza.

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

Un coche que pasaba nos salpicó.

A passing car splashed us.

No sabes ni la mitad de lo que pasaba.

You don't even know half of what was going on.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Pasaba horas leyendo todos sus libros.

He spent hours reading all his books.

Cada lunes me pasaba sus informes.

Every Monday, he would give me his reports.

— Zeta (2026)

Hubo noches que se la pasaba durmiendo en mi casa.

There were nights when they spent the whole night sleeping at my house.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Me confirmaron que no pasaba nada.

They confirmed to me that nothing was wrong.

Hace años que no me lo pasaba tan bien.

I haven’t had this much fun in years.

Cuanto más tiempo pasaba en París, más me gustaba.

The more time I spent in Paris, the more I liked it.

En mi niñez pasaba frecuentemente enfermo.

I was frequently sick during my childhood.

A menudo pasaba ahí.

It often happened there.

Karin, la hija mayor, pasaba el rato con amigos y escuchaba música allí.

Karin, the eldest daughter, hung out with friends and listened to music there.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Él pasaba mucho tiempo estudiando.

He spent a lot of time studying.

Más egoísta y cruel cuanto más tiempo pasaba aquí, entre tu especie.

The longer I spent here, among your kind, the more selfish and cruel I became.

— Bugonia (2025)

Ya noté yo que te pasaba algo.

I already noticed that something was wrong with you.

— Volver (2006)

Nada, acá, pasaba a charlar un poco.

Nothing, I was just passing by to chat a bit.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Se pasaba las noches en vela.

He spent sleepless nights.

En verano pasaba las vacaciones en casa.

In the summer I spent my holidays at home.

— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Le dije a tu viejo que después lo pasaba a buscar.

I told your old man I’d come pick him up later.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Sólo pasaba por aquí, Señor caballero.

I was just passing by, Sir Knight.

La pelota quizás sí pasaba, pero el tobillo del pobre chico, no.

The ball might have made it through, but the poor boy's ankle didn't.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Yo pasaba por un mal momento.

I was going through a rough patch.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Tienen que haber descubierto lo que pasaba.

They must have figured out what was going on.

Pasaba por aquí.

I was passing by.

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

La verdad, no sabía qué carajos pasaba.

Honestly, I had no idea what the hell was going on.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Solo pasaba por aquí, estudié baile y danza.

I was just passing by, I studied dance.

— Los Visitantes (1993)

¿Qué le pasaba?

What was wrong with him?

De niño, pasaba muchísimo tiempo en la casa de mi tío.

As a child, I spent a lot of time at my uncle's house.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Cuando entendí lo que pasaba con los pagarés, se lo advertí a David Robertson.

When I realized what was going on with the promissory notes, I warned David Robertson.

¿Qué pasaba con la comida?

What was going on with the food?

— Возвращение (2003)

Pasaba por aquí y eché un vistazo hacia adentro.

I was passing by and took a look inside.

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)