Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasiono | |
| tú | ocasionas | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasiona | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasioné | |
| tú | ocasionaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasionó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasionaba | |
| tú | ocasionabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasionaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasionaré | |
| tú | ocasionarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasionará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasionaría | |
| tú | ocasionarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasionaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasione | |
| tú | ocasiones | |
| él / ella / usted | ocasione | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocasionemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocasionéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocasionen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to cause
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations