Ocurrir conjugation
ocurrir — to occur, happen · gerund ocurriendo · past participle ocurrido
Quick answer — present tense
él/ella/Ud. ocurre, ellos/Uds. ocurren
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Indicative
Present (Presente)
it occurs, is occurring
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurre |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurren |
Preterite (Pretérito)
it occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurrió |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrieron |
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ocurrir (to occur, happen) — Pretérito — él/ella/Ud.
ocurrir (to occur, happen) — Imperfecto — él/ella/Ud.
Future (Futuro)
it will occur
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurrirá |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrirán |
Imperfect (Imperfecto)
it was occurring, used to occur, occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurría |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrían |
Conditional (Condicional)
it would occur
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurriría |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrirían |
Present Perfect (Pretérito perfecto)
it has occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | han ocurrido |
Future Perfect (Futuro perfecto)
it will have occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | habrán ocurrido |
Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)
it had occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | había ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | habían ocurrido |
Preterite (Archaic) (Pretérito anterior)
it had occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | hubieron ocurrido |
Conditional Perfect (Condicional perfecto)
it would have occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | habrían ocurrido |
Subjunctive
Present (Presente)
it occurs, is occurring
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurra |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurran |
Imperfect (Imperfecto)
it occurred, was occurring
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurriera |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrieran |
Future (Futuro)
it will occur
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurriere |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurrieren |
Present Perfect (Pretérito perfecto)
it has occurred, occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | hayan ocurrido |
Future Perfect (Futuro perfecto)
it will have occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiere ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | hubieren ocurrido |
Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto)
it had occurred
| yo | — |
| tú | — |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera ocurrido |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | — |
| ellos/Uds. | hubieran ocurrido |
Imperative
Affirmative (Presente)
Occur! Don't occur!
| yo | — |
| tú | ocurre |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocurra |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | ocurrid |
| ellos/Uds. | ocurran |
Negative (Presente)
Occur! Don't occur!
| yo | — |
| tú | no ocurras |
| él/ella/Ud. | no ocurra |
| nosotros | — |
| vosotros | no ocurráis |
| ellos/Uds. | no ocurran |
Usage note
Ocurrir follows the regular -ir pattern in every tense — once you know the endings, you know this verb.
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