What does ocasionar mean?
ocasionar means to cause in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Ocasionar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn ocasionar, meaning to cause, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: ocasionandoparticiple: ocasionado
Principal forms of ocasionar
- Infinitive
- ocasionar
- Gerund
- ocasionando
- Past participle
- ocasionado
Ocasionar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | ocasiono | ocasioné | ocasionaba | ocasionaré |
| tú | ocasionas | ocasionaste | ocasionabas | ocasionarás |
| él / ella / usted | ocasiona | ocasionó | ocasionaba | ocasionará |
| nosotros/as | ocasionamos | ocasionamos | ocasionábamos | ocasionaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | ocasionan | ocasionaron | ocasionaban | ocasionarán |
Pattern notes
- Ocasionar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with ocasionar
Un lapsus a menudo ocasiona resultados inesperados.A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No me ocasiona ningún perjuicio.It does me no harm.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La inundación ocasionó un desastre en su comunidad.The flood caused a disaster in their community.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate ocasionar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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