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ocurrir

to occur, to happen

verb Word 481 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate ocurrir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

él/ella ocurre it occurs / it is occurring / it happens / it is happening
ellos/ellas ocurren they occur / they are occurring / they happen / they are happening

Preterite

él/ella ocurrió it occurred / it happened
ellos/ellas ocurrieron they occurred / they happened

Imperfect

él/ella ocurría it was occurring / it used to occur / it was happening / it used to happen
ellos/ellas ocurrían they were occurring / they used to occur / they were happening / they used to happen

Future

él/ella ocurrirá it will occur / it will happen
ellos/ellas ocurrirán they will occur / they will happen

In a sentence

¿Qué ocurrió anoche en la fiesta?

What happened last night at the party?

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