Passer

 

Here are the tenses for passer (to pass, to spend time) with example sentences and their English translations:

Présent (I pass/spend, You pass/spend, He/She passes/spends, etc.)

  • Je passe te voir ce soir. → I’ll stop by to see you tonight.
  • Tu passes beaucoup de temps sur ton téléphone. → You spend a lot of time on your phone.
  • Il passe devant la boulangerie chaque matin. → He passes by the bakery every morning.
  • Nous passons nos vacances à la mer. → We spend our holidays at the sea.
  • Vous passez chez moi avant de partir ? → Are you stopping by my place before leaving?
  • Elles passent une semaine en Italie. → They are spending a week in Italy.

Imparfait (I was passing/spending, You were passing/spending, etc.)

  • Je passais souvent mes après-midis à lire. → I used to spend my afternoons reading.
  • Tu passais par ce parc en rentrant chez toi. → You used to pass through this park on your way home.
  • Il passait toujours dire bonjour à sa grand-mère. → He always used to stop by to say hello to his grandmother.
  • Nous passions nos étés à la campagne. → We used to spend our summers in the countryside.
  • Vous passiez trop de temps sur ce projet. → You were spending too much time on this project.
  • Elles passaient leurs journées à jouer dehors. → They spent their days playing outside.

Futur Simple (I will pass/spend, You will pass/spend, etc.)

  • Je passerai te voir demain. → I will stop by to see you tomorrow.
  • Tu passeras un bon moment avec eux. → You will have a good time with them.
  • Il passera devant chez toi vers midi. → He will pass by your place around noon.
  • Nous passerons nos vacances en Espagne. → We will spend our holidays in Spain.
  • Vous passerez un examen difficile la semaine prochaine. → You will take a difficult exam next week.
  • Elles passeront un mois en Australie. → They will spend a month in Australia.

Passé Simple (I passed/spent, You passed/spent, etc.) [Literary use]

  • Je passai devant la maison sans m’arrêter. → I passed by the house without stopping.
  • Tu passas des heures à réfléchir. → You spent hours thinking.
  • Il passa une semaine en montagne. → He spent a week in the mountains.
  • Nous passâmes un été inoubliable. → We spent an unforgettable summer.
  • Vous passâtes devant nous sans nous voir. → You passed by us without seeing us.
  • Elles passèrent toute la nuit à danser. → They spent the whole night dancing.

Passé Composé (I have passed/spent, You have passed/spent, etc.)

  • J’ai passé une excellente journée. → I had a great day.
  • Tu as passé du temps avec ta famille ? → Did you spend time with your family?
  • Il a passé l’examen avec succès. → He passed the exam successfully.
  • Nous avons passé la soirée à discuter. → We spent the evening chatting.
  • Vous avez passé un bon week-end ? → Did you have a good weekend?
  • Elles ont passé une semaine au bord de la mer. → They spent a week by the sea.

Plus-que-parfait (I had passed/spent, You had passed/spent, etc.)

  • J’avais déjà passé cette route auparavant. → I had already taken this road before.
  • Tu avais passé toute la matinée à étudier. → You had spent the whole morning studying.
  • Il avait passé plusieurs appels avant d’avoir une réponse. → He had made several calls before getting an answer.
  • Nous avions passé un contrat avec eux. → We had signed a contract with them.
  • Vous aviez passé une nuit blanche à travailler. → You had spent a sleepless night working.
  • Elles avaient passé des heures à chercher une solution. → They had spent hours looking for a solution.

Conditionnel Passé (I would have passed/spent, You would have passed/spent, etc.)

  • J’aurais passé plus de temps avec toi si j’avais pu. → I would have spent more time with you if I could have.
  • Tu aurais passé l’examen si tu avais mieux révisé. → You would have passed the exam if you had studied better.
  • Il aurait passé son permis s’il avait été plus attentif. → He would have passed his driving test if he had been more careful.
  • Nous aurions passé nos vacances ailleurs si nous avions su. → We would have spent our vacation elsewhere if we had known.
  • Vous auriez passé une meilleure soirée si vous étiez venus avec nous. → You would have had a better evening if you had come with us.
  • Elles auraient passé moins de temps à attendre si elles avaient été prévenues. → They would have spent less time waiting if they had been informed.

Subjonctif Présent (That I pass/spend, That you pass/spend, etc.)

  • Il faut que je passe te voir bientôt. → I need to stop by to see you soon.
  • Je veux que tu passes du temps avec moi. → I want you to spend time with me.
  • Il est important qu’il passe son examen. → It is important that he passes his exam.
  • Nous espérons que vous passiez une bonne journée. → We hope that you have a good day.
  • Il est possible que nous passions nos vacances en Italie. → It is possible that we spend our vacation in Italy.
  • Je doute qu’elles passent du temps à étudier. → I doubt that they spend time studying.

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