Ocurrir conjugation
to happen, occur
Past participleocurrido
Gerundocurriendo
Future stemocurrir-
Preterite (yo)ocurrí
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Ocurrir in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo ocurro |
| tú ocurres |
| él/ella/usted ocurre |
| nosotros/as ocurrimos |
| vosotros/as ocurrís |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurren |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo ocurrí |
| tú ocurriste |
| él/ella/usted ocurrió |
| nosotros/as ocurrimos |
| vosotros/as ocurristeis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrieron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo ocurría |
| tú ocurrías |
| él/ella/usted ocurría |
| nosotros/as ocurríamos |
| vosotros/as ocurríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrían |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a ocurrir |
| tú vas a ocurrir |
| él/ella/usted va a ocurrir |
| nosotros/as vamos a ocurrir |
| vosotros/as vais a ocurrir |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a ocurrir |
Futuro simple future
| yo ocurriré |
| tú ocurrirás |
| él/ella/usted ocurrirá |
| nosotros/as ocurriremos |
| vosotros/as ocurriréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrirán |
Condicional conditional
| yo ocurriría |
| tú ocurrirías |
| él/ella/usted ocurriría |
| nosotros/as ocurriríamos |
| vosotros/as ocurriríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurrirían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he ocurrido |
| tú has ocurrido |
| él/ella/usted ha ocurrido |
| nosotros/as hemos ocurrido |
| vosotros/as habéis ocurrido |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han ocurrido |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy ocurriendo |
| tú estás ocurriendo |
| él/ella/usted está ocurriendo |
| nosotros/as estamos ocurriendo |
| vosotros/as estáis ocurriendo |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están ocurriendo |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) ocurre |
| (usted) ocurra |
| (vosotros/as) ocurrid |
| (ustedes) ocurran |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había ocurrido |
| tú habías ocurrido |
| él/ella/usted había ocurrido |
| nosotros/as habíamos ocurrido |
| vosotros/as habíais ocurrido |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían ocurrido |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo ocurra |
| tú ocurras |
| él/ella/usted ocurra |
| nosotros/as ocurramos |
| vosotros/as ocurráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurran |
Quick questions about ocurrir
Is ocurrir regular or irregular?
Ocurrir is a regular -ir verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of ocurrir?
In the preterite, yo ocurrí and él/ella/usted ocurrió. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of ocurrir?
The past participle of ocurrir is ocurrido, as in yo he ocurrido.
What is the gerund of ocurrir?
The gerund (-ing form) of ocurrir is ocurriendo, as in yo estoy ocurriendo.
What is the future stem of ocurrir?
The future and conditional stem of ocurrir is ocurrir-: yo ocurriré, yo ocurriría.
Other regular -ir verbs
- vivir live
- existir exist
- recibir receive
- permitir allow, permit
- decidir decide
- subir go up, upload
- sufrir suffer
- compartir share
- añadir add
- insistir insist
- consistir consist (of)
- asistir attend
- discutir argue, discuss
- emitir emit, give off, broadcast
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