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pasara

happened, took place, passed, went by, spent

→ pasar
pas to pass, go through + ara Imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she/you formal)
verb Common #9,769
happened, took place Used in contexts where English often says “happened” after “if” or “I hope.”
SP: Si pasara algo, te llamaría.
EN: If something happened, I would call you.
passed, went by
SP: Esperé a que el autobús pasara.
EN: I waited for the bus to pass.
spent Used with time.
SP: Ojalá pasara más tiempo con mi familia.
EN: I wish I spent more time with my family.
came in, went in
SP: Le pidió que pasara a la sala.
EN: She asked him to come into the living room.
Conjugation of pasar
SingularPlural
First pasarme —
Second pasarte —
pasarpasarlepasarsepasarnospasarlo
Subjunctive
pasara

Nunca quise que pasara esto.

I never wanted this to happen.

Tom dijo que quería que yo pasara el verano con él en Boston.

Tom said he wanted me to spend the summer with him in Boston.

Ella lo invitó a que pasara a tomarse una taza de café.

She invited him in for a cup of coffee.

Que cuidaría de tu hijo si, Dios no lo quiera, te pasara algo.

That I would take care of your son if, God forbid, something happened to you.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

No debí dejar que pasara.

I shouldn't have let it happen.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Yo me voy a mi cocina como si nada pasara.

I go to my kitchen as if nothing had happened.

— Nazarín (1959)

Me detuve y esperé a que el auto pasara.

I stopped and waited for the car to pass.

Si algo pasara, sería todo.

If anything happened, that would be it.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

¿Te gustó que Charlotte pasara aquí el verano, Tim?

Did you like having Charlotte stay here this summer, Tim?

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Si le pasara algo serio, tendremos nosotros la culpa.

If something serious happens to him, it will be our fault.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Le pedí que me pasara mi teléfono.

I asked him to pass me my phone.

— Familia (2023)

Estaba esperando que pasara eso.

I was expecting that to happen.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Él me pidió que te pasara esto.

He asked me to pass this on to you.

— El agente secreto (2025)

No quería que pasara frío.

I didn't want him/her to be cold.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

Sería bueno que la bebé se pasara el verano en la casa de campo.

It would be good if the baby spent the summer at the country house.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

No sé qué haría si te pasara algo.

I don't know what I would do if anything happened to you.

No sabía qué esperaba que pasara, pero no había pasado.

I didn’t know what I expected to happen, but it hadn’t happened.

Nunca quise que nada de esto pasara.

I never wanted any of this to happen.

No se suponía que pasara esto.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

No queríamos que pasara esto.

We didn't want this to happen.

— El conformista (1971)

Nunca contaría nada que pasara entre yo y un amigo mío.

I would never tell anyone about anything that happened between me and a friend of mine.

— State and Main (2000)

Finalmente decidió salvar a su amigo, pasara lo que pasara.

Finally, he decided to save his friend, come what may.

— RRR (2022)

Pero, ¿y si pasara?

But what if it happened?

— Tu nombre (2016)

Quisiera que cuidaras a mis hijos en caso de que me pasara algo.

I’d like you to look after my children in case something happened to me.

No sabía que a las brujas les pasara esto.

I didn't know this happened to witches.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Nunca esperé que eso pasara.

I never expected that to happen.

Pero ella sigue trabajando como si nada pasara.

But she continues working as if nothing happened.

— Parásitos (2019)

No es posible que la señora pasara por aquí.

It's not possible that the lady passed through here.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Si algo me pasara, la policía se enteraría.

If something were to happen to me, the police would find out.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Me pidió que le pasara la sal.

He asked me to pass him the salt.

Maite me dijo que me pasara a recoger una cosa.

Maite told me to stop by and pick something up.

— Jaula (2022)

Tom no pretendía que pasara esto.

Tom didn’t mean for this to happen.

Creí que nunca vería el día en que Jetty Filmore pasara el balón.

I thought I'd never see the day when Jetty Filmore would pass the ball.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

Si pasara más tiempo solo, me volvería loco.

If I spent more time alone, I would go crazy.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Que cuidaría a tu hijo si algo te pasara.

That I would take care of your child if something happened to you.

¿No sabes que nunca dejaría que eso pasara?

Don't you know I'd never let that happen?

— Whiplash: Música y Obsesión (2014)

Nunca quise que esto pasara.

I never wanted this to happen.

Ella me pidió que le pasara la sal.

She asked me to pass her the salt.

Ojalá mi novia pasara más tiempo conmigo.

I wish my girlfriend would spend more time with me.

¿Por qué permitiste que esto pasara?

Why did you let this happen?

Sí.. ver que pasara con el cargo de locutor.

Yes...let's see what happens with the announcer position.

No hubo día que pasara que no pensara en ti.

There wasn't a day that went by when I didn't think about you.

— Eternidad (2025)

¡He dicho que no pasara por el medio!

I said not to go through the middle!

— Indiana Jones 3: La Última Cruzada (1989)