Ocurrir preterite conjugation
Ocurrir in the preterite: ocurrí, ocurriste, ocurrió, ocurrimos, ocurristeis, ocurrieron.
- to happen, to occur; to occur to (someone)
- regular
- Participle: ocurrido
- Gerund: ocurriendo
Preterite pretérito
| yo | ocurrí |
|---|---|
| tú | ocurriste |
| él/ella/usted | ocurrió |
| nosotros | ocurrimos |
| vosotros | ocurristeis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | ocurrieron |
How to use ocurrir in the preterite
The preterite is regular, and ocurrió and ocurrieron are the forms you need most. Use it to report a specific event (el accidente ocurrió a las seis) and, with pronouns, to say when an idea came to you: se me ocurrió anoche. In incident reports, police statements and the news, ocurrió is much more frequent than pasó. Remember that the verb agrees with what happened, not with the person.
Examples
¿Cuándo ocurrió el incidente?
When did the incident happen?
Se nos ocurrieron varias ideas para el evento.
We came up with several ideas for the event.
Lo que ocurrió ayer no se puede repetir.
What happened yesterday can't happen again.
Quick check: ocurrir in the preterite
More ocurrir tenses
- All ocurrir tenses
- Ocurrir present
- Ocurrir imperfect
- Ocurrir future
- Ocurrir conditional
- Ocurrir present subjunctive
- Ocurrir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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