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Conjugation of the French verb passer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb passer, along with their English translations.

passer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
passer	to spend

Present		Scored
je passe	I spend
tu passes	you spend
il passe	he spends
elle passe	she spends
nous passons	we spend
vous passez	you spend
ils passent	they spend
elles passent	they spend

Imperfect		Scored
je passais	I was spending
tu passais	you were spending
il passait	he was spending
elle passait	she was spending
nous passions	we were spending
vous passiez	you were spending
ils passaient	they were spending
elles passaient	they were spending

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je passai	I spent
tu passas	you spent
il passa	he spent
elle passa	she spent
nous passâmes	we spent
vous passâtes	you spent
ils passèrent	they spent
elles passèrent	they spent

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai passé	I have spent
tu as passé	you have spent
il a passé	he has spent
elle a passé	she has spent
nous avons passé	we have spent
vous avez passé	you have spent
ils ont passé	they have spent
elles ont passé	they have spent

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais passé	I had spent
tu avais passé	you had spent
il avait passé	he had spent
elle avait passé	she had spent
nous avions passé	we had spent
vous aviez passé	you had spent
ils avaient passé	they had spent
elles avaient passé	they had spent

Future		Scored
je passerai	I will spend
tu passeras	you will spend
il passera	he will spend
elle passera	she will spend
nous passerons	we will spend
vous passerez	you will spend
ils passeront	they will spend
elles passeront	they will spend

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai passé	I will have spent
tu auras passé	you will have spent
il aura passé	he will have spent
elle aura passé	she will have spent
nous aurons passé	we will have spent
vous aurez passé	you will have spent
ils auront passé	they will have spent
elles auront passé	they will have spent

Conditional		Scored
je passerais	I would spend
tu passerais	you would spend
il passerait	he would spend
elle passerait	she would spend
nous passerions	we would spend
vous passeriez	you would spend
ils passeraient	they would spend
elles passeraient	they would spend

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais passé	I would have spent
tu aurais passé	you would have spent
il aurait passé	he would have spent
elle aurait passé	she would have spent
nous aurions passé	we would have spent
vous auriez passé	you would have spent
ils auraient passé	they would have spent
elles auraient passé	they would have spent

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je passe	(... that) I spend
(... que) tu passes	(... that) you spend
(... que) il passe	(... that) he spends
(... que) elle passe	(... that) she spends
(... que) nous passions	(... that) we spend
(... que) vous passiez	(... that) you spend
(... que) ils passent	(... that) they spend
(... que) elles passent	(... that) they spend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je passasse	(... that) I was spending
(... que) tu passasses	(... that) you were spending
(... que) il passât	(... that) he was spending
(... que) elle passât	(... that) she was spending
(... que) nous passassions	(... that) we were spending
(... que) vous passassiez	(... that) you were spending
(... que) ils passassent	(... that) they were spending
(... que) elles passassent	(... that) they were spending

Imperative		Scored
passe	Spend
passons	Let's spend
passez	Spend

Present Participle		Scored
passant	spending

Past Participle		Scored
passé	spent

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