acontecerverb
Acontecer means to happen in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as acontece, aconteció and acontecido.
- to happen
Solo acontece una vez al siglo.
It only happens once a century.
Lo acontecido ayer fue muy triste.
What happened yesterday was very sad.
Nadie sabía lo que iba a acontecer esa noche.
No one knew what was going to happen that night.
Grandes cambios acontecieron en el país aquel año.
Great changes happened in the country that year.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| acontece | he, she, it | Present |
| aconteció | he, she, it | Preterite |
| acontecido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| acontecen | they | Present |
| aconteciendo | Gerund | |
| acontecerá | he, she, it | Future |
| acontecía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| acontecieron | they | Preterite |
| acontezca | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| acontecería | he, she, it | Conditional |
| aconteciera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |