Regular verb · #42 most used

Ocurrir conjugation

ocurrir — to occur, happen · gerund ocurriendo · past participle ocurrido

18 tenses3 moods-ir verb class

Quick answer — present tense

él/ella/Ud. ocurre, ellos/Uds. ocurren

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—
túocurre
él/ella/Ud.ocurra
nosotros—
vosotrosocurrid
ellos/Uds.ocurran

Negative (Presente)

Occur! Don't occur!

yo—
túno ocurras
él/ella/Ud.no ocurra
nosotros—
vosotrosno 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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