Acontecer

to happen

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

acontecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aconteciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acontecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aconteco I happen	I happen
tú	aconteces you happen

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he acontecido I have happened	I have happened
tú	has acontecido

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acontece	happen! (you)
usted	aconteca	happen! (you formal)
nosotros	acontecamos	let's happen!
vosotros	aconteced

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acontecas	don't happen! (you)
usted	no aconteca	don't happen! (you formal)
nosotros	no acontecamos	let's not happen!
vosotros

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acontecía I used to happen	I used to happen
tú	acontecías you used to happen	you used to happen
él/ella/usted	acontecía he/she/you used to happen	he/she/you used to happen
nosotros	acontecíamos we used to happen	we used to happen
vosotros	acontecíais you all used to happen	you all used to happen
ellos/ustedes	acontecían they/you all used to happen	they/you all used to happen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acontecí I happened	I happened
tú	aconteciste you happened	you happened
él/ella/usted	aconteció he/she/you happened	he/she/you happened
nosotros	acontecimos we happened	we happened
vosotros	acontecisteis you all happened	you all happened
ellos/ustedes	acontecieron they/you all happened	they/you all happened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aconteceré I will happen	I will happen
tú	acontecerás you will happen	you will happen
él/ella/usted	acontecerá he/she/you will happen	he/she/you will happen
nosotros	aconteceremos we will happen	we will happen
vosotros	aconteceréis you all will happen	you all will happen
ellos/ustedes	acontecerán they/you all will happen	they/you all will happen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acontecería I would happen	I would happen
tú	acontecerías you would happen	you would happen
él/ella/usted	acontecería he/she/you would happen	he/she/you would happen
nosotros	aconteceríamos we would happen	we would happen
vosotros	aconteceríais you all would happen	you all would happen
ellos/ustedes	acontecerían they/you all would happen	they/you all would happen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aconteca that I happen	that I happen
tú	acontecas that you happen	that you happen
él/ella/usted	aconteca that he/she/you happen	that he/she/you happen
nosotros	acontecamos that we happen	that we happen
vosotros	acontecáis that you all happen	that you all happen
ellos/ustedes	acontecan that they/you all happen	that they/you all happen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aconteciera or aconteciese that I happened	that I happened
tú	acontecieras or acontecieses that you happened	that you happened
él/ella/usted	aconteciera or aconteciese that he/she/you happened	that he/she/you happened
nosotros	aconteciéramos or aconteciésemos that we happened	that we happened
vosotros	acontecierais or acontecieseis that you all happened	that you all happened
ellos/ustedes	acontecieran or aconteciesen that they/you all happened	that they/you all happened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había acontecido I had happened	I had happened
tú	habías acontecido you had happened	you had happened
él/ella/usted	había acontecido he/she/you had happened	he/she/you had happened
nosotros	habíamos acontecido we had happened	we had happened
vosotros	habíais acontecido you all had happened	you all had happened
ellos/ustedes	habían acontecido they/you all had happened	they/you all had happened

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube acontecido I had happened	I had happened
tú	hubiste acontecido you had happened	you had happened
él/ella/usted	hubo acontecido he/she/you had happened	he/she/you had happened
nosotros	hubimos acontecido we had happened	we had happened
vosotros	hubisteis acontecido you all had happened	you all had happened
ellos/ustedes	hubieron acontecido they/you all had happened	they/you all had happened

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré acontecido I will have happened	I will have happened
tú	habrás acontecido you will have happened	you will have happened
él/ella/usted	habrá acontecido he/she/you will have happened	he/she/you will have happened
nosotros	habremos acontecido we will have happened	we will have happened
vosotros	habréis acontecido you all will have happened	you all will have happened
ellos/ustedes	habrán acontecido they/you all will have happened	they/you all will have happened

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría acontecido I would have happened	I would have happened
tú	habrías acontecido you would have happened	you would have happened
él/ella/usted	habría acontecido he/she/you would have happened	he/she/you would have happened
nosotros	habríamos acontecido we would have happened	we would have happened
vosotros	habríais acontecido you all would have happened	you all would have happened
ellos/ustedes	habrían acontecido they/you all would have happened	they/you all would have happened

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya acontecido that I have happened	that I have happened
tú	hayas acontecido that you have happened	that you have happened
él/ella/usted	haya acontecido that he/she/you have happened	that he/she/you have happened
nosotros	hayamos acontecido that we have happened	that we have happened
vosotros	hayáis acontecido that you all have happened	that you all have happened
ellos/ustedes	hayan acontecido that they/you all have happened	that they/you all have happened

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera acontecido that I had happened	that I had happened
tú	hubieras acontecido that you had happened	that you had happened
él/ella/usted	hubiera acontecido that he/she/you had happened	that he/she/you had happened
nosotros	hubiéramos acontecido that we had happened	that we had happened
vosotros	hubierais acontecido that you all had happened	that you all had happened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran acontecido that they/you all had happened	that they/you all had happened