Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupo | |
| tú | ocupas | |
| él / ella / usted | ocupa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocupamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocupáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocupan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupé | |
| tú | ocupaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ocupó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocupamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocupasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocuparon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupaba | |
| tú | ocupabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ocupaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocupábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocupabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocupaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocuparé | |
| tú | ocuparás | |
| él / ella / usted | ocupará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocuparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocuparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocuparán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocuparía | |
| tú | ocuparías | |
| él / ella / usted | ocuparía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocuparíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocuparíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocuparían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupe | |
| tú | ocupes | |
| él / ella / usted | ocupe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocupemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocupéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocupen |
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 occupy (to take or use space)
- to occupy (to fill or hold a position)
- to occupy, to take up (time or space)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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