How to conjugate Ocurrir in Spanish
To occur, to happen Regular IR Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ocurrir
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Present
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Preterite
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Future
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Conditional
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ocurrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ocurrir
- Imperative tenses of Ocurrir
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ocurrir conjugations (free mobile app)
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.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ocurrir | to occur, to happen |
| Past participle | ocurrido | occured |
| Gerund | ocurriendo | occuring |
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, you (plural formal) 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 occured".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurrí | I occured |
| Tú | ocurriste | you occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ocurrió | s/he occured, you (formal) occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ocurrimos | we occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ocurristeis | you (plural) occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ocurrieron | they occured, you (plural formal) occured |
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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, you (plural formal) 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 occuring".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ocurriendo | I am occuring |
| Tú | estás ocurriendo | you are occuring |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ocurriendo | s/he is occuring, you (formal) are occuring |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ocurriendo | we are occuring |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ocurriendo | you (plural) are occuring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ocurriendo | they are occuring, you (plural formal) are occuring |
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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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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 occured".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ocurrido | I have occured |
| Tú | has ocurrido | you have occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ocurrido | s/he has occured, you (formal) have occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ocurrido | we have occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ocurrido | you (plural) have occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ocurrido | they have occured, you (plural formal) have occured |
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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 occured".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ocurrido | I had occured |
| Tú | habías ocurrido | you had occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ocurrido | s/he had occured, you (formal) had occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ocurrido | we had occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ocurrido | you (plural) had occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ocurrido | they had occured, you (plural formal) had occured |
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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 occured".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ocurrido | I will have occured |
| Tú | habrás ocurrido | you will have occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ocurrido | s/he will have occured, you (formal) will have occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ocurrido | we will have occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ocurrido | you (plural) will have occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ocurrido | they will have occured, you (plural formal) will have occured |
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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 occured".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ocurrido | I would have occured |
| Tú | habrías ocurrido | you would have occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ocurrido | s/he would have occured, you (formal) would have occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ocurrido | we would have occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ocurrido | you (plural) would have occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ocurrido | they would have occured, you (plural formal) would have occured |
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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, you (plural formal) 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 occured".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurriera | I occured |
| Tú | ocurrieras | you occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ocurriera | s/he occured, you (formal) occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ocurriéramos | we occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ocurrierais | you (plural) occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ocurrieran | they occured, you (plural formal) occured |
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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, you (plural formal) 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 occured".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ocurrido | I have occured |
| Tú | hayas ocurrido | you have occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ocurrido | s/he has occured, you (formal) have occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ocurrido | we have occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ocurrido | you (plural) have occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ocurrido | they have occured, you (plural formal) have occured |
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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 occured".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ocurrido | I had occured |
| Tú | hubieras ocurrido | you had occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ocurrido | s/he had occured, you (formal) had occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ocurrido | we had occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ocurrido | you (plural) had occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ocurrido | they had occured, you (plural formal) had occured |
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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 occured".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ocurrido | I will have occured |
| Tú | hubieres ocurrido | you will have occured |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ocurrido | s/he will have occured, you (formal) will have occured |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ocurrido | we will have occured |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ocurrido | you (plural) will have occured |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ocurrido | they will have occured, you (plural formal) will have occured |
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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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