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How to conjugate Ocurrirse in Spanish

ocurrirse to think of (an idea), to occur to (someone), to come to mind Regular IR Verb Top 100

At a glance: Ocurrirse (to think of (an idea), 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 thought of
Gerund: ocurriendo thinking of

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 think of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 thinking of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 think of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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 thought of”.

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

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

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) think of!”.

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

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

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 think of!”.

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

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

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.

What’s the difference between ocurrir and ocurrirse?

Ocurrir means ‘to occur, to happen’ and ocurrirse means ‘to think of (an idea), to occur to (someone), to come to mind’. Ocurrirse is the reflexive form of ocurrir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo ocurro becomes me ocurro. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so ocurre becomes ocúrrete.

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