ocurrir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ocurrir — to happen
The imperfect subjunctive of ocurrir is regular: ocurriera, ocurrieras, ocurriera, ocurriéramos, ocurrierais, ocurrieran.
ocurrir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If it happened, I would be sad').
Notes on ocurrir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Ocurrir is regular; it is formed from the third-person plural preterite 'ocurrieron' by removing -ron.
Example Sentences
Si ocurriera algo, llámame.
If something were to happen, call me.
él/ella/usted
No quería que ocurrieran más problemas.
I didn't want more problems to happen.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ojalá nos ocurriera algo divertido.
I wish something fun would happen to us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ocurrira
Correct: ocurriera
Why: Learners often forget the 'ie' diphthong that is characteristic of -er and -ir verbs in this tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ocurro
The present of ocurrir is regular: ocurro, ocurres, ocurre, ocurrimos, ocurrís, ocurren.
Preterite
yo: ocurrí
The preterite of ocurrir is regular: ocurrí, ocurriste, ocurrió, ocurrimos, ocurristeis, ocurrieron.
Imperfect
yo: ocurría
The imperfect of ocurrir is regular: ocurría, ocurrías, ocurría, ocurríamos, ocurríais, ocurrían.
Future
yo: ocurriré
The future of ocurrir is regular: ocurriré, ocurrirás, ocurrirá, ocurriremos, ocurriréis, ocurrirán.
Conditional
yo: ocurriría
The conditional of ocurrir is regular: ocurriría, ocurrirías, ocurriría, ocurriríamos, ocurriríais, ocurrirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ocurra
The present subjunctive of ocurrir is regular: ocurra, ocurras, ocurra, ocurramos, ocurráis, ocurran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ocurre
The imperative of ocurrir is regular: ocurre, ocurra, ocurramos, ocurrid, ocurran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocurras
The negative imperative of ocurrir is regular: no ocurras, no ocurra, no ocurramos, no ocurráis, no ocurran.