to occur — English conjugation

Frequency#259Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ioccur
youoccur
he/she/itoccurs
weoccur
you (pl.)occur
theyoccur

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ioccurred
youoccurred
he/she/itoccurred
weoccurred
you (pl.)occurred
theyoccurred

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam occurring
youare occurring
he/she/itis occurring
weare occurring
you (pl.)are occurring
theyare occurring

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas occurring
youwere occurring
he/she/itwas occurring
wewere occurring
you (pl.)were occurring
theywere occurring

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave occurred
youhave occurred
he/she/ithas occurred
wehave occurred
you (pl.)have occurred
theyhave occurred

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad occurred
youhad occurred
he/she/ithad occurred
wehad occurred
you (pl.)had occurred
theyhad occurred

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill occur
youwill occur
he/she/itwill occur
wewill occur
you (pl.)will occur
theywill occur

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be occurring
youwill be occurring
he/she/itwill be occurring
wewill be occurring
you (pl.)will be occurring
theywill be occurring

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have occurred
youwill have occurred
he/she/itwill have occurred
wewill have occurred
you (pl.)will have occurred
theywill have occurred

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould occur
youwould occur
he/she/itwould occur
wewould occur
you (pl.)would occur
theywould occur