Ocurrir present conjugation
Ocurrir in the present: ocurro, ocurres, ocurre, ocurrimos, ocurrís, ocurren.
- to happen, to occur; to occur to (someone)
- regular
- Participle: ocurrido
- Gerund: ocurriendo
Present presente
| yo | ocurro |
|---|---|
| tú | ocurres |
| él/ella/usted | ocurre |
| nosotros | ocurrimos |
| vosotros | ocurrís |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | ocurren |
How to use ocurrir in the present
In the present, ocurrir is regular, and you will mostly use ocurre and ocurren, since it is things that happen. ¿Qué ocurre? is a slightly more formal ¿qué pasa? and works well with patients, customers or colleagues who look worried. With pronouns, se me ocurre introduces an idea or suggestion: se me ocurre que podríamos cambiar la fecha. Lo que ocurre es que... means 'the thing is...'.
Examples
¿Qué le ocurre? ¿Se siente mal?
What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?
Se me ocurre que podríamos mover la reunión al viernes.
It occurs to me we could move the meeting to Friday.
Estos errores ocurren cuando el sistema se actualiza.
These errors happen when the system updates.
Quick check: ocurrir in the present
More ocurrir tenses
- All ocurrir tenses
- Ocurrir preterite
- Ocurrir imperfect
- Ocurrir future
- Ocurrir conditional
- Ocurrir present subjunctive
- Ocurrir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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