How to conjugate Ocurrir in Spanish

Introduction

Ocurrir is the Spanish verb for "to occur, to happen". It is a regular IR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to ocurrir include: acaecer, pasar, producirse, suceder.

Indicative Tenses of Ocurrir

Ocurrir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of ocurrir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "ocurro", meaning "I occur".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurro	I occur
Tú	ocurres	you occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurre	s/he occurs, you (formal) occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurrimos	we occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurrís	you (plural) occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurren	they occur,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of ocurrir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ocurrí", meaning "I occurred".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurrí	I occurred
Tú	ocurriste	you occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurrió	s/he occurred, you (formal) occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurrimos	we occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurristeis	you (plural) occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrieron	they occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of ocurrir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ocurría", meaning "I used to occur".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurría	I used to occur
Tú	ocurrías	you used to occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurría	s/he used to occur, you (formal) used to occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurríamos	we used to occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurríais	you (plural) used to occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrían	they used to occur,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of ocurrir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ocurriendo", meaning "I am occurring".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy ocurriendo	I am occurring
Tú	estás ocurriendo	you are occurring
Ella / Él / Usted	está ocurriendo	s/he is occurring, you (formal) are occurring
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos ocurriendo	we are occurring
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis ocurriendo	you (plural) are occurring
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están ocurriendo	they are occurring,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of ocurrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ocurrir", meaning "I am going to occur".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a ocurrir	I am going to occur
Tú	vas a ocurrir	you are going to occur
Ella / Él / Usted	va a ocurrir	s/he is going to occur, you (formal) are going to occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a ocurrir	we are going to occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a ocurrir	you (plural) are going to occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a ocurrir	they are going to occur,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of ocurrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ocurriré", meaning "I will occur".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurriré	I will occur
Tú	ocurrirás	you will occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurrirá	s/he will occur, you (formal) will occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurriremos	we will occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurriréis	you (plural) will occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrirán	they will occur,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of ocurrir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ocurriría", meaning "I would occur".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurriría	I would occur
Tú	ocurrirías	you would occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurriría	s/he would occur, you (formal) would occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurriríamos	we would occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurriríais	you (plural) would occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrirían	they would occur,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of ocurrir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he ocurrido", meaning "I have occurred".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he ocurrido	I have occurred
Tú	has ocurrido	you have occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	ha ocurrido	s/he has occurred, you (formal) have occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos ocurrido	we have occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis ocurrido	you (plural) have occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han ocurrido	they have occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of ocurrir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ocurrido", meaning "I had occurred".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había ocurrido	I had occurred
Tú	habías ocurrido	you had occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	había ocurrido	s/he had occurred, you (formal) had occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos ocurrido	we had occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais ocurrido	you (plural) had occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían ocurrido	they had occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of ocurrir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ocurrido", meaning "I will have occurred".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré ocurrido	I will have occurred
Tú	habrás ocurrido	you will have occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá ocurrido	s/he will have occurred, you (formal) will have occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos ocurrido	we will have occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis ocurrido	you (plural) will have occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán ocurrido	they will have occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ocurrir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ocurrido", meaning "I would have occurred".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría ocurrido	I would have occurred
Tú	habrías ocurrido	you would have occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	habría ocurrido	s/he would have occurred, you (formal) would have occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos ocurrido	we would have occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais ocurrido	you (plural) would have occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían ocurrido	they would have occurred,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Ocurrir

Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "ocurra", meaning "I occur".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurra	I occur
Tú	ocurras	you occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurra	s/he occurs, you (formal) occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurramos	we occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurráis	you (plural) occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurran	they occur,

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Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "ocurriera", meaning "I occurred".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurriera	I occurred
Tú	ocurrieras	you occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurriera	s/he occurred, you (formal) occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurriéramos	we occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurrierais	you (plural) occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrieran	they occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "ocurriere", meaning "I will occur".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	ocurriere	I will occur
Tú	ocurrieres	you will occur
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurriere	s/he will occur, you (formal) will occur
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurriéremos	we will occur
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurriereis	you (plural) will occur
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurrieren	they will occur,

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Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya ocurrido", meaning "I have occurred".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya ocurrido	I have occurred
Tú	hayas ocurrido	you have occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	haya ocurrido	s/he has occurred, you (formal) have occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos ocurrido	we have occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis ocurrido	you (plural) have occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan ocurrido	they have occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera ocurrido", meaning "I had occurred".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera ocurrido	I had occurred
Tú	hubieras ocurrido	you had occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera ocurrido	s/he had occurred, you (formal) had occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos ocurrido	we had occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais ocurrido	you (plural) had occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran ocurrido	they had occurred,

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Ocurrir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere ocurrido", meaning "I will have occurred".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere ocurrido	I will have occurred
Tú	hubieres ocurrido	you will have occurred
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere ocurrido	s/he will have occurred, you (formal) will have occurred
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos ocurrido	we will have occurred
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis ocurrido	you (plural) will have occurred
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren ocurrido	they will have occurred,

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Imperative Tenses of Ocurrir

Ocurrir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ocurra", meaning "(to you formal) occur!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	ocurre	(to you) occur!
Ella / Él / Usted	ocurra	(to you formal) occur!
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurramos	let's occur!
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurrid	(to you plural) occur!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocurran	(to you plural formal) occur!

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Ocurrir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ocurra", meaning "(to you formal) don't occur!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no ocurras	(to you) don't occur!
Ella / Él / Usted	no ocurra	(to you formal) don't occur!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no ocurramos	let's not occur!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no ocurráis	(to you plural) don't occur!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no ocurran	(to you plural formal) don't occur!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¿Cómo se te ocurrió una excusa tan buena? How did you come up with such a good excuse?
• Sí, ocurre de tiempo en tiempo. Yes, it happens from time to time.
• Eso ocurrió hace mucho tiempo. It happened a long time ago.
• ¿Cómo se te ocurrió una excusa tan buena? How did you come up with such a good excuse?
• Esto ocurrió antes de recibir tu carta. This happened prior to receiving your letter.
• ¿Qué ocurrió con su perro? What's become of your dog?

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