Conjugation of ocurrir

The Spanish verb ocurrir means "to occur". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to occur
Type: Regular -ir verb
Gerund: ocurriendo
Past participle: ocurrido

Quick answer

The present tense of ocurrir is yo ocurro, tú ocurres, él/ella/usted ocurre, nosotros ocurrimos, vosotros ocurrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes ocurren. It is a regular -ir verb, so every tense takes the standard -ir endings. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of ocurrir

Present Presente
yo	ocurro
tú	ocurres
él/ella/usted	ocurre
nosotros	ocurrimos
vosotros	ocurrís
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurren

More tenses of ocurrir

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
yo	ocurrí
tú	ocurriste
él/ella/usted	ocurrió
nosotros	ocurrimos
vosotros	ocurristeis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurrieron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
yo	ocurría
tú	ocurrías
él/ella/usted	ocurría
nosotros	ocurríamos
vosotros	ocurríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurrían

Future Futuro simple
yo	ocurriré
tú	ocurrirás
él/ella/usted	ocurrirá
nosotros	ocurriremos
vosotros	ocurriréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurrirán

Conditional Condicional simple
yo	ocurriría
tú	ocurrirías
él/ella/usted	ocurriría
nosotros	ocurriríamos
vosotros	ocurriríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurrirían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
yo	ocurra
tú	ocurras
él/ella/usted	ocurra
nosotros	ocurramos
vosotros	ocurráis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	ocurran

Imperative Imperativo afirmativo
tú	ocurre
usted	ocurra
nosotros	ocurramos
vosotros	ocurrid
ustedes	ocurran

Present perfect Pretérito perfecto compuesto
yo	he ocurrido
tú	has ocurrido
él/ella/usted	ha ocurrido
nosotros	hemos ocurrido
vosotros	habéis ocurrido
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han ocurrido

Notes on ocurrir

Ocurrir is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ir pattern, including ocurro, ocurrió, and ocurriré.

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Example sentences with ocurrir

El accidente ocurrió ayer por la mañana. The accident happened yesterday morning.
A veces ocurren cosas extrañas aquí. Strange things sometimes happen here.
El problema ocurrirá durante la noche. The problem will occur during the night.
Ya ha ocurrido algo parecido antes. Something similar has already happened before.

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Frequently asked questions

Is ocurrir a regular verb?

Yes, ocurrir is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ir verb pattern.

What are the present tense forms of ocurrir?

They are ocurro, ocurres, ocurre, ocurrimos, ocurrís, and ocurren.

What is the past participle of ocurrir, and how is the perfect formed?

The past participle is ocurrido. The perfect uses haber plus ocurrido, as in he ocurrido and han ocurrido.