to occur, to happen
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Esto ocurre todos los días.
This happens every day.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El accidente ocurrió en la carretera.
The accident happened on the highway.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Eso ocurría con frecuencia en el barrio.
That used to happen often in the neighborhood.
Futuro · What will happen
Mañana ocurrirá un eclipse.
There will be an eclipse tomorrow.
Condicional · What would happen
Eso no ocurriría en mi país.
That wouldn't happen in my country.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Qué ha ocurrido aquí?
What has happened here?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Nunca había ocurrido algo así.
Nothing like that had ever happened.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para entonces ya habrá ocurrido el cambio.
By then the change will have happened.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Eso no habría ocurrido con un buen plan.
That wouldn't have happened with a good plan.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que no ocurra nada malo.
I hope nothing bad happens.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Si ocurriera algo, llámame.
If anything were to happen, call me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Aunque ocurriese un problema, estaríamos listos.
Even if a problem came up, we'd be ready.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que haya ocurrido nada grave.
I don't think anything serious has happened.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera ocurrido antes, lo sabríamos.
If it had happened earlier, we would know.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.