Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurro | |
| tú | ocurres | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurrís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurrí | |
| tú | ocurriste | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurrió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurristeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurrieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurría | |
| tú | ocurrías | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurrían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurriré | |
| tú | ocurrirás | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurrirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurriremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurriréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurrirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurriría | |
| tú | ocurrirías | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurriría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurriríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurriríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurrirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocurra | |
| tú | ocurras | |
| él / ella / usted | ocurra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocurramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocurráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocurran |
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 happen, to occur
- (reflexive) to come up with
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