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How to conjugate Ocurrirse in Spanish

ocurrirse to occur to (someone), to come to mind Regular IR Verb Top 100

At a glance: Ocurrirse (to occur to (someone), to come to mind) is one of the most common reflexive regular -IR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me ocurro, te ocurres, se ocurre, nos ocurrimos, os ocurrís, se ocurren. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.

Past participle: ocurrido occurred to
Gerund: ocurriendo occurring to

Indicative tenses of Ocurrirse
Subjunctive tenses of Ocurrirse
Imperative tenses of Ocurrirse
- Ocurrirse in the Imperative Affirmative
- Ocurrirse in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Ocurrirse

Ocurrirse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of ocurrirse 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, “me ocurro”, meaning “I occur to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: stem ocurr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Preterite

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

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: stem ocurr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: stem ocurr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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

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

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

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund ocurriendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

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

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive ocurrir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Future

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

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ocurrir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Conditional

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

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ocurrir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of ocurrirse 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, “me he ocurrido”, meaning “I have occurred to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Ocurrirse

Ocurrirse 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, “me ocurra”, meaning “I occur to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: stem ocurr- plus the -ir subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse 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, “me ocurriera”, meaning “I occurred to”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me ocurriera	I occurred to
Tú	te ocurrieras	you occurred to
Ella / Él / Usted	se ocurriera	s/he occurred to
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos ocurriéramos	we occurred to
Vosotras / Vosotros	os ocurrierais	you (plural) occurred to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se ocurrieran	they occurred to

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ocurrieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (ocurriéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse 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, “me ocurriere”, meaning “I will occur to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ocurrieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (ocurriéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse 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, “me haya ocurrido”, meaning “I have occurred to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse 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, “me hubiera ocurrido”, meaning “I had occurred to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Ocurrirse 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, “me hubiere ocurrido”, meaning “I will have occurred to”.

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

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

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle ocurrido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Ocurrirse

Ocurrirse in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	ocúrrete	(to you) occur to!
Ella / Él / Usted	ocúrrase	(to you formal) occur to!
Nosotras / Nosotros	ocurrámonos	let's occur to!
Vosotras / Vosotros	ocurríos	(to you plural) occur to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	ocúrranse	(to you plural formal) occur to!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (ocúrrete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (ocúrrase, ocúrranse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (ocurrámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (ocurríos).

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Ocurrirse in the Imperative Negative

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

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

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

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te ocurras, no se ocurra, no nos ocurramos, no os ocurráis, no se ocurran.

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Frequently asked questions about Ocurrirse

Is ocurrirse a regular or irregular verb?

Ocurrirse is a fully regular -IR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.

How do you conjugate ocurrirse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), ocurrirse is conjugated as: yo me ocurro, tú te ocurres, él/ella/usted se ocurre, nosotros nos ocurrimos, vosotros os ocurrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ocurren. The present tense 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.

How do you conjugate ocurrirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ocurrirse is conjugated as: yo me ocurrí, tú te ocurriste, él/ella/usted se ocurrió, nosotros nos ocurrimos, vosotros os ocurristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ocurrieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate ocurrirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ocurrirse is conjugated as: yo me ocurría, tú te ocurrías, él/ella/usted se ocurría, nosotros nos ocurríamos, vosotros os ocurríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ocurrían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate ocurrirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), ocurrirse is conjugated as: yo me ocurriré, tú te ocurrirás, él/ella/usted se ocurrirá, nosotros nos ocurriremos, vosotros os ocurriréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ocurrirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate ocurrirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ocurrirse is conjugated as: yo me ocurra, tú te ocurras, él/ella/usted se ocurra, nosotros nos ocurramos, vosotros os ocurráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ocurran. The present subjunctive 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.

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