ocurrir

/okuˈrir/

verb #760 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to happen, to occur

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ir conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoocurroocurríocurríaocurriréocurriría
ocurresocurristeocurríasocurrirásocurrirías
él/ella/ud.ocurreocurrióocurríaocurriráocurriría
nos.ocurrimosocurrimosocurríamosocurriremosocurriríamos
vos.ocurrísocurristeisocurríaisocurriréisocurriríais
ellos/uds.ocurrenocurrieronocurríanocurriránocurrirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoocurraocurrieraocurriese
ocurrasocurrierasocurrieses
él/ella/ud.ocurraocurrieraocurriese
nos.ocurramosocurriéramosocurriésemos
vos.ocurráisocurrieraisocurrieseis
ellos/uds.ocurranocurrieranocurriesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
ocurre
ud.ocurra
nosotrosocurramos
vosotrosocurrid
uds.ocurran

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
ocurriendo
Past participle
ocurrido

Examples

¿ ? .

What is going on? You look worried.

puente.

The accident happened near the bridge.

.

A brilliant idea occurred to me last night.

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