ocurrirverb
Ocurrir means to occur or to happen in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as ocurre, ocurrió and ocurrido.
- to occur
- to happen
Esas cosas ocurren mucho.
Those things happen often.
Eso ocurrió ayer en casa.
That happened yesterday at home.
Ocurrió el pasado octubre.
It happened last October.
Está ocurriendo esta noche.
It's happening tonight.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| ocurre | he, she, it | Present |
| ocurrió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| ocurrido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| ocurren | they | Present |
| ocurra | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| ocurriendo | Gerund | |
| ocurrieron | they | Preterite |
| ocurría | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| ocurrirá | he, she, it | Future |
| ocurran | they | Present subjunctive |
| ocurriría | he, she, it | Conditional |