Ocurrir means to happen or take place. It is used to describe events or incidents that occur or happen.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurrir | ¿Qué ocurre en la reunión? What is happening in the meeting? | |
| Tú | ocurrs | ¿Qué ocurre ahora mismo? What is happening right now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurre | Lo que ocurre es importante. What is happening is important. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurrimos | Ocurrimos en diferentes lugares. We happen in different places. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurrís | ¿Qué ocurre en la ciudad? What is happening in the city? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurren | Muchas cosas ocurren a diario. Many things happen daily. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurrí | Ayer ocurrió un accidente en la calle. Yesterday, an accident happened on the street. | |
| Tú | ocuriste | ¿Ocurrió algo importante? Did something important happen? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurrió | La reunión ocurrió a las tres. The meeting took place at three. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurrimos | La fiesta ocurrió en mi casa. The party happened at my house. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurristeis | ¿Ocurrieron problemas durante el evento? Did problems occur during the event? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrieron | Los cambios ocurrieron rápidamente. The changes happened quickly. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurría | A menudo ocurría en verano. It often happened in summer. | |
| Tú | ocurrías | Tú ocurrías en muchas ocasiones. You used to happen on many occasions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurría | La misma situación ocurría antes. The same situation used to happen before. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurríamos | Nosotros ocurríamos con frecuencia. We used to happen frequently. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurríais | Vosotros ocurríais en esa época. You all used to happen at that time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrían | Ellos ocurrían en diferentes lugares. They used to happen in different places. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ocurriendo | El evento está ocurriendo ahora mismo. The event is happening right now. | |
| Tú | estás ocurriendo | ¿Estás ocurriendo algo importante? Are you happening to something important? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está ocurriendo | La conferencia está ocurriendo en la sala principal. The conference is happening in the main hall. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos ocurriendo | Estamos ocurriendo en un proyecto nuevo. We are happening in a new project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis ocurriendo | ¿Estáis ocurriendo en algo interesante? Are you all happening in something interesting? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están ocurriendo | Las cosas están ocurriendo rápidamente. Things are happening quickly. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ocurrir | La reunión va a ocurrir mañana. The meeting is going to happen tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a ocurrir | Tú vas a ocurrir en el evento. You are going to happen at the event. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a ocurrir | La sorpresa va a ocurrir pronto. The surprise is going to happen soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a ocurrir | Vamos a ocurrir en unos minutos. We are going to happen in a few minutes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a ocurrir | Vais a ocurrir en la fiesta. You all are going to happen at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a ocurrir | Las cosas van a ocurrir pronto. Things are going to happen soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurriré | El evento ocurrirá mañana. The event will happen tomorrow. | |
| Tú | ocurrirás | Tú ocurrirás en la reunión. You will occur at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurrirá | La situación ocurrirá pronto. The situation will happen soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurriremos | Ocurriremos en el proyecto juntos. We will occur in the project together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurriréis | Vosotros ocurriréis en la conferencia. You all will occur at the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrirán | Las cosas ocurrirán como planeamos. Things will happen as we plan. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurriría | Eso ocurriría si sucediera algo así. That would happen if something like that occurred. | |
| Tú | ocurrirías | ¿Tú ocurrirías en esa situación? Would you happen in that situation? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurriría | La emergencia ocurriría en minutos. The emergency would happen in minutes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurriríamos | Nosotros ocurriríamos en ese evento. We would occur at that event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurriríais | ¿Vosotros ocurriríais en esa situación? Would you all happen in that situation? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrirían | Las cosas ocurrirían diferente entonces. Things would happen differently then. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ocurrido | Yo he ocurrido en ese evento antes. I have occurred at that event before. | |
| Tú | has ocurrido | Tú has ocurrido varias veces hoy. You have occurred several times today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha ocurrido | Ella ha ocurrido en la reunión. She has occurred in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos ocurrido | Nosotros hemos ocurrido en muchas ocasiones. We have occurred many times. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis ocurrido | Vosotros habéis ocurrido en el proyecto. You all have occurred in the project. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han ocurrido | Ellos han ocurrido en varias actividades. They have occurred in several activities. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ocurrido | Ya había ocurrido antes de que llegara. It had already happened before I arrived. | |
| Tú | habías ocurrido | Tú habías ocurrido en el accidente. You had occurred in the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había ocurrido | La falla había ocurrido durante la noche. The failure had occurred during the night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos ocurrido | Nosotros habíamos ocurrido en ese evento. We had occurred at that event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais ocurrido | Vosotros habíais ocurrido antes de la reunión. You all had occurred before the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían ocurrido | Las complicaciones ya habían ocurrido. The complications had already occurred. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ocurrido | Para entonces, ya habré ocurrido. By then, I will have already happened. | |
| Tú | habrás ocurrido | Cuando llegues, habrás ocurrido. When you arrive, it will have happened. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá ocurrido | El evento habrá ocurrido para entonces. The event will have happened by then. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos ocurrido | Nosotros habremos ocurrido antes del plazo. We will have happened before the deadline. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis ocurrido | Vosotros habréis ocurrido para esa fecha. You all will have happened by that date. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán ocurrido | Las cosas habrán ocurrido para entonces. Things will have happened by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ocurrido | Nunca habría ocurrido si hubieras llegado antes. It would never have happened if you had arrived earlier. | |
| Tú | habrías ocurrido | ¿Tú habrías ocurrido en esa situación? Would you have happened in that situation? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría ocurrido | La falla habría ocurrido durante la noche. The failure would have occurred during the night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos ocurrido | Nosotros habríamos ocurrido si hubiéramos estado allí. We would have happened if we had been there. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais ocurrido | ¿Vosotros habríais ocurrido en esa situación? Would you all have happened in that situation? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían ocurrido | Las complicaciones habrían ocurrido sin aviso. The complications would have happened without warning. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurra | Es importante que ocurra pronto. It's important that it happens soon. | |
| Tú | ocurras | Espero que tú ocurras en la reunión. I hope that you attend the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurra | Dudo que ella ocurra en ese evento. I doubt that she will attend that event. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurramos | Es posible que nosotros ocurramos en el problema. It's possible that we encounter the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurráis | Quiero que vosotros ocurráis en la fiesta. I want you all to attend the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurran | No creo que ellos ocurran en la discusión. I don't think they will participate in the discussion. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurriera | Esperaba que ocurriera algo importante. I hoped that something important would happen. | |
| Tú | ocurrieras | No creía que ocurrieras en ese momento. I didn't believe that you would happen at that moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurriera | Pensaba que ella ocurriera en la reunión. I thought that she would happen at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurriéramos | Deseábamos que ocurriéramos antes del plazo. We wished that we would happen before the deadline. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurrierais | No creían que ocurrierais en ese momento. They didn't believe that you all would happen at that time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrieran | Era posible que ocurrieran problemas. It was possible that problems would happen. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ocurriere | Si algo ocurrriere, te avisaré. If something happens, I will inform you. | |
| Tú | ocurrieres | Cuando ocurrieres, llámame inmediatamente. When you happen to, call me immediately. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurriere | En caso de que ocurriere, estaré preparado. In case it happens, I will be prepared. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurriéremos | Si ocurriéremos un problema, lo resolveremos. If we encounter a problem, we will solve it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurriereis | En lo que ocurriere, os ayudaré. Whatever happens, I will help you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurrieren | Si ocurrieren cambios, te informaré. If changes happen, I will inform you. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ocurrido | Espero que haya ocurrido algo importante. I hope that something important has happened. | |
| Tú | hayas ocurrido | No creo que hayas ocurrido antes. I don't think that you have happened before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya ocurrido | Es posible que haya ocurrido ayer. It's possible that it happened yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos ocurrido | Es probable que hayamos ocurrido ya. It's likely that we have already happened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis ocurrido | ¿Creéis que hayáis ocurrido alguna vez? Do you think you have ever happened? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan ocurrido | No creo que hayan ocurrido todavía. I don't think they have happened yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ocurrido | No creo que hubiera ocurrido antes. I don't think it had happened before. | |
| Tú | hubieras ocurrido | Es posible que tú hubieras ocurrido en ese momento. It's possible that you had happened at that moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera ocurrido | Quizás él hubiera ocurrido en la fiesta. Maybe he had happened at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos ocurrido | No pensábamos que nosotros hubiéramos ocurrido antes. We didn't think we had happened before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais ocurrido | No creía que vosotros hubierais ocurrido allí. I didn't believe that you all had happened there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran ocurrido | No estaban seguros de que ellos hubieran ocurrido. They weren't sure that they had happened. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ocurrido | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere ocurrido. When I arrive, it will have already happened. | |
| Tú | hubieres ocurrido | Es posible que tú hubieres ocurrido antes. It's possible that you will have happened earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere ocurrido | Quizá él hubiere ocurrido en ese momento. Perhaps he will have happened at that moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos ocurrido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos ocurrido. By then, we will have already happened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis ocurrido | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis ocurrido antes. It's likely that you all will have happened earlier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren ocurrido | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren ocurrido. When they arrive, it will have already happened. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | —— | —— —— | |
| Tú | ocurre | ¡Ocurre la verdad! Come on, tell the truth! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ocurra | ¡Ocurra en la reunión! Speak up at the meeting! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ocurramos | ¡Ocurramos juntos en el proyecto! Let's happen together on the project! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ocurrid | ¡Ocurrid con cuidado! Proceed carefully! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ocurran | ¡Ocurran los eventos pronto! Let the events happen soon! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no ocurra | No ocurra sin avisar. Don't happen without warning. | |
| Tú | no ocurras | No ocurras en medio de la reunión. Don't occur in the middle of the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no ocurra | No ocurra sin que lo sepa. It shouldn't happen without him knowing. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no ocurraamos | No ocurraamos durante la presentación. Let's not happen during the presentation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no ocurráis | No ocurráis sin permiso. Don't happen without permission. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no ocurran | No ocurran sin control. They shouldn't happen without control. |
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