Conjugación de ocurrir The Spanish verb ocurrir translates as “to occur, to happen”. It is regular: the endings are the standard ones for its type and repeat across other verbs.
How to conjugate ocurrir In the presente , ocurrir runs: yo ocurro, tú ocurres, él/ella/usted ocurre, nosotros ocurrimos, vosotros ocurrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurren. The endings are regular, so the same pattern applies right across this verb group.
ocurrir in a sentence In a sentence, ocurrir looks like this: Yo ocurro en este relato como personaje secundario. (“I appear in this story as a secondary character.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 15 tenses and moods of ocurrir , grouped by CEFR level. The presente (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “ocurrir” mean in Spanish? ocurrir means “to occur, to happen”.
Is ocurrir regular or irregular? ocurrir is a regular Spanish verb, so its forms follow the standard endings for its type.
How do you conjugate ocurrir in the presente? yo ocurro, tú ocurres, él/ella/usted ocurre, nosotros ocurrimos, vosotros ocurrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurren.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner yo ocurro tú ocurres él/ella/usted ocurre nosotros ocurrimos vosotros ocurrís ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurren
Yo ocurro en este relato como personaje secundario. · I appear in this story as a secondary character.
yo he ocurrido tú has ocurrido él/ella/usted ha ocurrido nosotros hemos ocurrido vosotros habéis ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes han ocurrido
Ha ocurrido un milagro. · A miracle has happened.
A2 — Elementary yo ocurrí tú ocurriste él/ella/usted ocurrió nosotros ocurrimos vosotros ocurristeis ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrieron
Yo ocurrí en ese lugar por pura casualidad. · I happened to be in that place by pure chance.
él/ella/usted ocurría ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrían
No sabía qué ocurría. · I didn't know what was happening.
él/ella/usted ocurrirá ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrirán
El eclipse ocurrirá mañana. · The eclipse will happen tomorrow.
¡Que se te ocurre una buena idea! · Come up with a good idea!
B1 — Intermediate él/ella/usted ocurra ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurran
Espero que no ocurra nada malo. · I hope nothing bad happens.
yo había ocurrido tú habías ocurrido él/ella/usted había ocurrido nosotros habíamos ocurrido vosotros habíais ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes habían ocurrido
Nunca antes había ocurrido algo así. · Nothing like this had ever happened before.
¡No se te ocurra llegar tarde! · Don't you dare be late!
él/ella/usted ocurriría ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrirían
¿Qué ocurriría si apretara este botón? · What would happen if I pressed this button?
B2 — Upper Intermediate yo habré ocurrido tú habrás ocurrido él/ella/usted habrá ocurrido nosotros habremos ocurrido vosotros habréis ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes habrán ocurrido
Para cuando lleguemos, todo habrá ocurrido ya. · By the time we arrive, everything will have already happened.
él/ella/usted ocurriera ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrieran
Si ocurriera una emergencia, sabríamos qué hacer. · If an emergency happened, we would know what to do.
yo haya ocurrido tú hayas ocurrido él/ella/usted haya ocurrido nosotros hayamos ocurrido vosotros hayáis ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes hayan ocurrido
Es extraño que yo haya ocurrido en ese lugar en ese momento. · It's strange that I have appeared in that place at that moment.
yo hubiera ocurrido tú hubieras ocurrido él/ella/usted hubiera ocurrido nosotros hubiéramos ocurrido vosotros hubierais ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran ocurrido
Era improbable que yo hubiera ocurrido allí sin razón. · It was unlikely that I had appeared there for no reason.
yo habría ocurrido tú habrías ocurrido él/ella/usted habría ocurrido nosotros habríamos ocurrido vosotros habríais ocurrido ellos/ellas/ustedes habrían ocurrido
Sin su intervención, una tragedia habría ocurrido. · Without his intervention, a tragedy would have happened.
Memorize every form of "ocurrir" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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