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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 pass

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

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

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 passed
tu passas	you passed
il passa	he passed
elle passa	she passed
nous passâmes	we passed
vous passâtes	you passed
ils passèrent	they passed
elles passèrent	they passed

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

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

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

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 passed
tu auras passé	you will have passed
il aura passé	he will have passed
elle aura passé	she will have passed
nous aurons passé	we will have passed
vous aurez passé	you will have passed
ils auront passé	they will have passed
elles auront passé	they will have passed

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

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 passed
tu aurais passé	you would have passed
il aurait passé	he would have passed
elle aurait passé	she would have passed
nous aurions passé	we would have passed
vous auriez passé	you would have passed
ils auraient passé	they would have passed
elles auraient passé	they would have passed

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

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

Imperative		Scored
passe	Pass
passons	Let's pass
passez	Pass

Present Participle		Scored
passant	passing

Past Participle		Scored
passé	passed

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