ocurrir
to happen, to occur
Auxiliary: haber
Regular -ir verb. Mostly used in the third person (algo ocurre); the pronominal 'ocurrírsele algo a alguien' means 'to occur to someone / to come to mind'.
No sé qué ocurre aquí.
I don't know what is happening here.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
En sus recuerdos, yo ocurro como una sombra.
In her memories, I occur like a shadow.
Tú ocurres en mis pensamientos a cada rato.
You occur in my thoughts all the time.
Esto ocurre muy pocas veces.
This happens very rarely.
En la novela, nosotros ocurrimos como personajes secundarios.
In the novel, we occur as minor characters.
Vosotros ocurrís siempre en el momento justo.
You always occur at just the right moment.
Los accidentes ocurren cuando menos lo esperas.
Accidents happen when you least expect them.
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite
Yo ocurrí en su vida en el peor momento.
I occurred in his life at the worst moment.
Tú ocurriste de repente en mi camino.
You occurred suddenly on my path.
El accidente ocurrió a las tres de la tarde.
The accident happened at three in the afternoon.
Nosotros ocurrimos en el relato solo al final.
We occurred in the story only at the end.
Vosotros ocurristeis en la fiesta sin avisar.
You occurred at the party without warning.
Aquel día ocurrieron cosas muy extrañas.
That day very strange things happened.
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect
Yo ocurría en sus sueños noche tras noche.
I would occur in her dreams night after night.
Tú ocurrías siempre cuando menos te necesitaba.
You would always occur when I needed you least.
Antes esto ocurría casi todos los días.
Before, this used to happen almost every day.
Nosotros ocurríamos en cada capítulo del libro.
We would occur in every chapter of the book.
Vosotros ocurríais en mis planes constantemente.
You would constantly occur in my plans.
Aquellos errores ocurrían con demasiada frecuencia.
Those mistakes used to happen too often.
Pretérito perfecto
Present Perfect
Yo he ocurrido en su mente más de una vez.
I have occurred in his mind more than once.
Tú has ocurrido justo cuando te esperaba.
You have occurred exactly when I was expecting you.
Algo raro ha ocurrido esta mañana.
Something strange has happened this morning.
Nosotros hemos ocurrido en la historia como testigos.
We have occurred in the story as witnesses.
Vosotros habéis ocurrido siempre en el momento clave.
You have always occurred at the key moment.
Este año han ocurrido muchos cambios.
This year many changes have happened.
Futuro simple
Future
Yo ocurriré en tu memoria cuando escuches esa canción.
I will occur in your memory when you hear that song.
Tú ocurrirás en mis sueños esta noche.
You will occur in my dreams tonight.
Todo ocurrirá según lo planeado.
Everything will happen as planned.
Nosotros ocurriremos en la próxima escena.
We will occur in the next scene.
Vosotros ocurriréis en la lista de invitados.
You will occur on the guest list.
Pronto ocurrirán grandes acontecimientos.
Great events will happen soon.
Condicional
Condicional simple
Conditional
Yo ocurriría en tu vida si me dejaras.
I would occur in your life if you let me.
Tú ocurrirías en mis planes tarde o temprano.
You would occur in my plans sooner or later.
Nadie pensó que eso ocurriría alguna vez.
Nobody thought that would ever happen.
Nosotros ocurriríamos en el guion como una sorpresa.
We would occur in the script as a surprise.
Vosotros ocurriríais en la reunión sin avisar.
You would occur at the meeting without warning.
Sin control, esos problemas ocurrirían a diario.
Without control, those problems would happen daily.
Subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
No creo que yo ocurra en sus recuerdos.
I don't think that I occur in her memories.
Espero que tú ocurras en el momento justo.
I hope that you occur at the right moment.
Ojalá no ocurra ningún problema.
Hopefully no problem occurs.
Quieren que nosotros ocurramos en la escena final.
They want us to occur in the final scene.
Es raro que vosotros ocurráis tan tarde.
It's odd that you occur so late.
Evitamos que ocurran más accidentes.
We prevent more accidents from happening.
Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Sería extraño que yo ocurriera en su vida ahora.
It would be strange if I occurred in her life now.
Ojalá tú ocurrieras cuando más te necesito.
I wish you occurred when I need you most.
Temía que ocurriera un desastre.
I was afraid that a disaster would occur.
El director quería que nosotros ocurriéramos antes.
The director wanted us to occur earlier.
Nadie esperaba que vosotros ocurrierais allí.
Nobody expected you to occur there.
Sería terrible que ocurrieran más incendios.
It would be terrible if more fires occurred.
Imperativo
Imperativo
Imperative
¡Ocurre de una vez, milagro!
Happen at last, miracle!
Que ocurra lo que tenga que ocurrir.
Let happen whatever has to happen.
¡Ocurramos en su historia como algo bueno!
Let us occur in his story as something good!
¡Ocurrid en la escena cuando os avise!
Occur in the scene when I signal you!
Que ocurran cosas buenas este año.
May good things happen this year.
