Conjugation of ocupar in Spanish
ocuparto occupy, to take up, to use upregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupo | |
| tú | ocupas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupa | |
| nosotros | ocupamos | |
| vosotros | ocupáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupan |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupé | |
| tú | ocupaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupó | |
| nosotros | ocupamos | |
| vosotros | ocupasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocuparon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- nosotros
ocupámosocupamosIn the preterite, 'nosotros' is 'ocupamos' with no accent; the accented form belongs to the present tense.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupaba | |
| tú | ocupabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupaba | |
| nosotros | ocupábamos | |
| vosotros | ocupabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocuparé | |
| tú | ocuparás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupará | |
| nosotros | ocuparemos | |
| vosotros | ocuparéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocuparán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocuparía | |
| tú | ocuparías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocuparía | |
| nosotros | ocuparíamos | |
| vosotros | ocuparíais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocuparían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupe | |
| tú | ocupes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupe | |
| nosotros | ocupemos | |
| vosotros | ocupéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupen |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupara | |
| tú | ocuparas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupara | |
| nosotros | ocupáramos | |
| vosotros | ocuparais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocuparan |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
ocupábamosocupáramosThis is the imperfect indicative. The subjunctive form is 'ocupáramos' (or 'ocupase' in another variant).
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | ocupa | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupe | |
| nosotros | ocupemos | |
| vosotros | ocupad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupen |
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupando | |
| tú | ocupando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupando | |
| nosotros | ocupando | |
| vosotros | ocupando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocupado | |
| tú | ocupado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ocupado | |
| nosotros | ocupado | |
| vosotros | ocupado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ocupado |
ocupar — frequently asked questions
Is ocupar a regular verb?
Yes — ocupar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does ocupar mean?
ocupar is a Spanish verb meaning "to occupy, to take up, to use up".