Мы часто проходим через парк.

the park

Breakdown of Мы часто проходим через парк.

• часто: often
• мы: we
• через: through

Questions & Answers about Мы часто проходим через парк.

Why is it проходим and not something simpler like идём or ходим?

All three verbs involve movement, but they focus on different things:

• идти (мы идём) – going in one direction right now

  • Мы идём через парк. – We are (right now) going through the park.

• ходить (мы ходим) – going somewhere regularly / in different directions

  • Мы ходим через парк. – We (in general) go via the park, it’s our usual route.

• проходить (мы проходим) – to go through / pass through something, often as part of a route

  • Мы часто проходим через парк. – We often pass through the park (on our way somewhere).

In this sentence, проходим emphasizes the idea of passing through the park as a space you cross, not just the fact of walking or moving.

What tense and aspect is проходим?

Проходим is:

• Tense: present
• Aspect: imperfective
• Person/number: 1st person plural (we)

The verb pair is:

• проходить – imperfective (to be going through, to go through regularly)
• пройти – perfective (to go through once, to finish going through)

So Мы часто проходим через парк describes a repeated, habitual action: We often go through the park (as a routine), not a single completed trip.