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yo ocurría

was happening

→ ocurrir
ocurr happen; occur + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #35,481
was happening Imperfect tense; used for ongoing/repeated actions in the past.
SP: Algo extraño ocurría en la casa.
EN: Something strange was happening in the house.
Conjugation of ocurrir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ocurría —
Third ocurría —
ocurriera
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ocurría —
Third ocurría —

Ocurría que había gente que tenía que parar y dar media vuelta.

It happened that some people had to stop and turn around.

— Stalker (1979)

No se me ocurría nada que decir.

I couldn't think of anything to say.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

Me dijo que si le ocurría algo, te lo diera cuando estuvieras listo.

He told me that if anything happened to him, I should give it to you when you were ready.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Poco sabía él de lo que ocurría a sus espaldas.

Little did he know what was happening behind his back.

Creyó que aquello sólo le ocurría a él.

He thought that only happened to him.

— Solaris (1972)

Lo que ocurría estaba fuera de nuestro control.

What was happening was beyond our control.

Esto ocurría cada invierno.

This happened every winter.