ocurriera

happened, would happen

→ ocurrir
ocurr happen; occur + iera imperfect subjunctive, 1st/3rd person singular
verb · imperfect tense Rare #30,467
happened, would happen Used in a subjunctive clause; the natural English translation depends on context.
SP: Me alegró que ocurriera tan pronto.
EN: I was glad it happened so soon.
Conjugation of ocurrir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ocurría —
Third ocurría —
ocurriera

¿Te das cuenta de lo que ocurriera si tomaras eso?

Do you realize what would happen if you took that?

¿Por qué dejaste que ocurriera?

Why did you let it happen?

Intenté impedir que eso ocurriera.

I tried to prevent that from happening.

Esperábamos que ocurriera algo interesante.

We were hoping something interesting would happen.

Estuve esperando por toda la mañana para que esto ocurriera.

I was waiting all morning for this to happen.

Estamos encantados de que esto ocurriera.

We’re delighted that this happened.

Tom dijo que no permitiría que ocurriera otra vez.

Tom said he wouldn't let it happen again.

No, sin que ocurriera algo.

No, without anything happening.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Hizo falta un pequeño accidente para que ocurriera.

It took a minor accident for this to happen.

¡Actúa como si no ocurriera nada!

Act as if nothing happened!

— Yojimbo (1961)

Ojalá ocurriera con más frecuencia.

I wish it happened more often.

No estoy negando que eso ocurriera, pero un solo caso no cuenta como prueba.

I'm not denying that happened, but a single case doesn't count as proof.