ocasionar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ocasionar — to cause
The imperfect subjunctive of ocasionar uses the -ra endings: ocasionara, ocasionaras, ocasionara, ocasionáramos, ocasionarais, ocasionaran.
ocasionar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb triggering the subjunctive is in the past, such as 'I was afraid it would cause...'.
Notes on ocasionar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Ocasionar is regular. The forms are derived from the 'ellos' preterite form 'ocasionaron'.
Example Sentences
Si eso ocasionara un incendio, sería terrible.
If that caused a fire, it would be terrible.
él/ella/usted
Yo quería que ellos ocasionaran una buena impresión.
I wanted them to cause (make) a good impression.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros ocasionáramos un error, lo arreglaríamos.
If we caused an error, we would fix it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ocasionaramos
Correct: ocasionáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the -ra imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ocasiono
Ocasionar is regular in the present: ocasiono, ocasionas, ocasiona, ocasionamos, ocasionáis, ocasionan.
Preterite
yo: ocasioné
The preterite of ocasionar follows regular -ar patterns: ocasioné, ocasionaste, ocasionó, ocasionamos, ocasionasteis, ocasionaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocasionaba
The imperfect of ocasionar uses standard -aba endings: ocasionaba, ocasionabas, ocasionaba, ocasionábamos, ocasionabais, ocasionaban.
Future
yo: ocasionaré
The future of ocasionar adds endings directly to the infinitive: ocasionaré, ocasionarás, ocasionará, ocasionaremos, ocasionaréis, ocasionarán.
Conditional
yo: ocasionaría
The conditional of ocasionar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: ocasionaría, ocasionarías, ocasionaría, ocasionaríamos, ocasionaríais, ocasionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ocasione
The present subjunctive of ocasionar uses -e endings: ocasione, ocasiones, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionéis, ocasionen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ocasiona
The affirmative imperative of ocasionar uses standard command forms: ocasiona, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionad, ocasionen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocasiones
Negative commands for ocasionar use the present subjunctive: no ocasiones, no ocasione, no ocasionemos, no ocasionéis, no ocasionen.