passer — to go past; to cross (a border)
passer is the #72 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to go past; to cross (a border)” and is pronounced /pa.se/.
#72frequency rank
0.11%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of passer
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| passer | infinitive | to go |
| avoir | infinitive | to go |
| passant | -ing form | going |
| ayant | -ing form | going |
| passé | past participle | gone |
| passe | I · present | I go |
| passes | you · present | you go |
| passe | he/she · present | he/she goes |
| passons | we · present | we go |
| passez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) go |
| passent | they · present | they go |
| passais | I · imperfect | I used to go |
| passais | you · imperfect | you used to go |
| passait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to go |
| passions | we · imperfect | we used to go |
| passiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to go |
| passaient | they · imperfect | they used to go |
| passai | I · past | I went |
| passas | you · past | you went |
| passa | he/she · past | he/she went |
| passâmes | we · past | we went |
| passâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) went |
| passèrent | they · past | they went |
| passerai | I · future | I will go |
| passeras | you · future | you will go |
| passera | he/she · future | he/she will go |
| passerons | we · future | we will go |
| passerez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will go |
| passeront | they · future | they will go |
| passerais | I · conditional | I would go |
| passerais | you · conditional | you would go |
| passerait | he/she · conditional | he/she would go |
| passerions | we · conditional | we would go |
| passeriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would go |
| passeraient | they · conditional | they would go |
| passe | I · subjunctive present | (that) I go |
| passes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you go |
| passe | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she go |
| passions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we go |
| passiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) go |
| passent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they go |
| passasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I went |
| passasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you went |
| passât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she went |
| passassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we went |
| passassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) went |
| passassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they went |
| passe | you · command | go! |
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