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Pasar Imperfect Practice

Pasar (to happen, to spend (time), to pass) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ar•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

The imperfect of pasar is regular: pasaba, pasabas, pasaba, pasábamos, pasabais, pasaban. Only pasábamos carries a written accent, and yo and él share pasaba.

With pasar the imperfect has two classic jobs: describing how time used to be spent (pasábamos los veranos en el pueblo) and what was going on in the background (no sabía lo que pasaba). ¿Qué pasaba? asks about an ongoing situation; ¿qué pasó? about a single event.

IIConjugation
pasarImperfect
yo
pasaba
tú
pasabas
él / ella / usted
pasaba
nosotros
pasábamos
vosotros
pasabais
ellos / ustedes
pasaban
Fully regular in every tense, conjugated exactly like hablar.

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48 exercises on pasar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Past habit
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De niño yo _____ los veranos en el pueblo de mis abuelos. (pasar)

As a child I spent the summers in my grandparents' village.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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Cuando estudiabas, ¿_____ muchas horas en la biblioteca? (pasar)

When you were studying, did you spend many hours in the library?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Impersonal subject
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Mientras hablábamos, nadie se daba cuenta de lo que _____ fuera. (pasar)

While we were talking, nobody noticed what was going on outside.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Los domingos _____ el día entero en la playa cuando vivíamos en Cádiz. (pasar)

On Sundays we spent the whole day at the beach when we lived in Cádiz.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Antes los jóvenes _____ más tiempo en la calle que en casa. (pasar)

Young people used to spend more time out on the street than at home.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Cuando trabajaba de noche, yo _____ el día durmiendo. (pasar)

When I worked nights, I spent the day sleeping.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
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De adolescente, ¿tú _____ horas al teléfono con tus amigas? (pasar)

As a teenager, did you spend hours on the phone with your friends?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Cada día el tiempo _____ más despacio en aquel hospital. (pasar)

Every day time passed more slowly in that hospital.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Background action
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Mientras mi hermana y yo _____ por el mercado, empezó a llover. (pasar)

While my sister and I were walking through the market, it started to rain.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Impersonal subject
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En aquella casa _____ cosas muy raras por las noches. (pasar)

Very strange things used to happen in that house at night.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿Dónde _____ vosotros las vacaciones cuando erais pequeños? (pasar)

Where did you (all) spend your holidays when you were little?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Interrupted action
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Yo _____ por la calle Mayor cuando vi el accidente. (pasar)

I was walking along Calle Mayor when I saw the accident.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Mi difunta abuela _____ las tardes cosiendo junto a la ventana. (pasar)

My late grandmother spent her afternoons sewing by the window.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Cuando yo era pequeño, mis padres _____ los fines de semana arreglando el jardín. (pasar)

When I was little, my parents spent their weekends fixing up the garden.

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