Pasear Examples, Sentences and Quiz in Spanish

pasear means to go for a walk, and it is a verb you will meet in everyday Spanish again and again. Pasear means to go for a walk or to take a stroll, and it is used for evening walks, walking the dog and strolling round a town on holiday. It is more leisurely than andar or caminar, and it is a fully regular -ar verb. This page puts pasear to work: twelve example sentences in different tenses and persons, grouped by use, then two short dialogues where the verb appears naturally, then the common mistakes to avoid, and finally a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Every Spanish form on this page comes from the verified conjugation tables for pasear, and the full tables are on the pasear conjugation page if you need to check a form.

Example sentences

Everyday uses

  1. Yo paseo por el parque cada tarde. — I go for a walk in the park every afternoon.
  2. Él pasea al perro antes de cenar. — He/she goes for a walk the dog before dinner.
  3. Ayer, yo paseé por la playa al atardecer. — Yesterday, I went for a walk on the beach at sunset.
  4. Antes, nosotros paseábamos por las calles del centro. — Before, we used to go for a walk through the streets of the centre.

In other tenses

  1. Mañana, tú pasearás por el parque cada tarde. — Tomorrow, you will go for a walk in the park every afternoon.
  2. Yo pasearía al perro antes de cenar. — I would go for a walk the dog before dinner.
  3. Él ha paseado por la playa al atardecer. — He/she has gone for a walk on the beach at sunset.
  4. Espero que él pasee por las calles del centro. — I hope he/she goes for a walk through the streets of the centre.

With other people

  1. Nosotros paseamos por el parque cada tarde. — We go for a walk in the park every afternoon.
  2. Vosotros paseáis al perro antes de cenar. — You all go for a walk the dog before dinner.
  3. Antes, ellos paseaban por la playa al atardecer. — Before, they used to go for a walk on the beach at sunset.
  4. Mañana, él paseará por las calles del centro. — Tomorrow, he/she will go for a walk through the streets of the centre.

Pasear in context

Two short dialogues that use pasear the way people really use it. Read them aloud — the verb forms will stick much faster in a conversation than in a table.

Dialogue 1: today and yesterday

  • Ana: "Hola, ¿qué tal?" — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Luis: "Hoy paseo por el parque cada tarde." — "Today I go for a walk in the park every afternoon."
  • Ana: "¿Y ayer?" — "And yesterday?"
  • Luis: "Ayer, paseé por la playa al atardecer." — "Yesterday I went for a walk on the beach at sunset."
  • Ana: "¿Y mañana, tú pasearás al perro antes de cenar?" — "And tomorrow, will you will go for a walk the dog before dinner?"
  • Luis: "Sí, claro. Y tú también." — "Yes, of course. And you too."

Dialogue 2: making plans

  • Marta: "Mañana, nosotros paseamos por las calles del centro." — "Tomorrow we go for a walk through the streets of the centre."
  • Carlos: "Perfecto. Yo pasearía al perro antes de cenar si tuviera más tiempo." — "Perfect. I would would go for a walk the dog before dinner if I had more time."
  • Marta: "Espero que él pasee por el parque cada tarde." — "I hope he goes for a walk in the park every afternoon."
  • Carlos: "Seguro que sí. Él ya ha paseado por la playa al atardecer." — "Surely. He has already has gone for a walk on the beach at sunset."
  • Marta: "Vale, nos vemos mañana." — "OK, see you tomorrow."

Notice how the same verb changes with the tense: the present for the plan, the conditional for the wish, the subjunctive after espero que, and the present perfect for what has already happened. That is the whole point of learning a verb across its tenses, not just in one form.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo pasea por el parque cada tarde. — Right: Yo paseo por el parque cada tarde. — The person matters: pasea is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is paseo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Vosotros paseais al perro antes de cenar. — Right: Vosotros paseáis al perro antes de cenar. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: paseáis, not paseais. The accent marks the stressed vowel.
  3. Wrong: Treating pasear and caminar as identical in every context. — Right: Pasear means to go for a walk, while caminar means to walk, the more literal verb. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: pasear fits sentences such as Paseo por el parque cada tarde, while caminar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy paseado al perro antes de cenar. — Right: Yo he paseado al perro antes de cenar. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he paseado, has paseado, ha paseado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo paseé por la playa al atardecer todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo paseaba por la playa al atardecer todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (paseaba), not the preterite. The preterite (paseé) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on pasear: four on the forms, three on the meaning, and three on spotting the correct sentence. Check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por el parque cada tarde. (present tense) A. paseo B. paseas C. pasea D. paseamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ___ al perro antes de cenar. (preterite tense) A. paseé B. paseaste C. paseamos D. paseó

  3. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ por la playa al atardecer. (future tense) A. paseará B. pasearemos C. pasearás D. pasearé

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ por las calles del centro. (imperfect tense) A. paseabais B. paseábamos C. paseaba D. paseabas

  5. What does "Yo paseo por el parque cada tarde." mean in English? A. I go for a walk in the park every afternoon. B. I go for a walk the dog before dinner. C. I go for a walk on the beach at sunset. D. I go for a walk through the streets of the centre.

  6. What does "Él paseó al perro antes de cenar." mean in English? A. He/she went for a walk in the park every afternoon. B. He/she went for a walk on the beach at sunset. C. He/she went for a walk through the streets of the centre. D. He/she went for a walk the dog before dinner.

  7. What does "Nosotros pasearemos por la playa al atardecer." mean in English? A. We will go for a walk the dog before dinner. B. We will go for a walk through the streets of the centre. C. We will go for a walk on the beach at sunset. D. We will go for a walk in the park every afternoon.

  8. Which sentence is correct? A. Yo pasean al perro antes de cenar. B. Yo pasea al perro antes de cenar. C. Yo paseo al perro antes de cenar.

  9. Which sentence is correct? A. Él paseé por la playa al atardecer. B. Él paseó por la playa al atardecer. C. Él pasearon por la playa al atardecer.

  10. Which sentence is correct? A. Espero que yo pasee por las calles del centro. B. Yo paseen por las calles del centro. C. Yo pasee por las calles del centro.

Answer key

  1. paseo — The yo present form of pasear is paseo.
  2. paseó — The el preterite form of pasear is paseó.
  3. pasearás — The tu future form of pasear is pasearás.
  4. paseábamos — The nosotros imperfect form of pasear is paseábamos.
  5. I go for a walk in the park every afternoon. — The Spanish sentence uses the present form paseo, so the English is "I go for a walk in the park every afternoon." The other options use a different object or situation.
  6. He/she went for a walk the dog before dinner. — The Spanish sentence uses the preterite form paseó, so the English is "He/she went for a walk the dog before dinner." The other options use a different object or situation.
  7. We will go for a walk on the beach at sunset. — The Spanish sentence uses the future form pasearemos, so the English is "We will go for a walk on the beach at sunset." The other options use a different object or situation.
  8. Yo paseo al perro antes de cenar. — The correct sentence is "Yo paseo al perro antes de cenar." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  9. Él paseó por la playa al atardecer. — The correct sentence is "Él paseó por la playa al atardecer." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  10. Espero que yo pasee por las calles del centro. — The correct sentence is "Espero que yo pasee por las calles del centro." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.

Frequently asked questions

What does pasear mean, and when do I use it?

Pasear means to go for a walk. Pasear means to go for a walk or to take a stroll, and it is used for evening walks, walking the dog and strolling round a town on holiday. It is more leisurely than andar or caminar, and it is a fully regular -ar verb. A good first sentence to remember is Yo paseo por el parque cada tarde. — "I go for a walk in the park every afternoon."

What is the difference between pasear and caminar?

Pasear means to go for a walk, while caminar means to walk, the more literal verb. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use pasear when you mean to go for a walk, as in Yo paseo al perro antes de cenar., and use caminar for to walk, the more literal verb.

How do I say "I go for a walk" in the past?

For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo paseé al perro antes de cenar.. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo paseaba por la playa al atardecer.. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo he paseado al perro antes de cenar..

How do I practise pasear?

Start with the pasear conjugation page for the full tables, then the pasear in the present tense page for the tense in focus, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure. Pasear is fully regular: paseé, paseaba, pasearé. Pasear al perro is to walk the dog; pasear por el parque is to stroll in the park.

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