Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- it is needed
ITALIAN VERB
occorrere
to be needed, to take
- #173 most used
- Irregular -ere verb
- Past participle: occorso
- Gerund: occorrendo
Conjugation
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Past
Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”
- it was needed
Imperfect
Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to be needed
Future
Futuro semplice · plans and guesses
- it will be needed
Conditional
Condizionale · “would”, polite requests
- it would be needed
Present subjunctive
Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”
- (that) it be needed
How to use occorrere
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Per questa torta occorrono tre uova.
This cake takes three eggs.
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Past
È occorsa un'ora per trovare parcheggio.
It took an hour to find parking.
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Imperfect
Una volta occorreva una settimana per una lettera.
It used to take a week for a letter.
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Future
Occorrerà pazienza con il nuovo capo.
It'll take patience with the new boss.
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Conditional
Occorrerebbe un'altra sedia per la nonna.
We'd need another chair for Grandma.
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Present subjunctive
Non credo che occorra prenotare.
I don't think it's necessary to book.
Good to know
- Occorre is like bisogna or ci vuole: occorre tempo, it takes time; mi occorrono due giorni, I need two days.
- Occorrono, in the plural, when more than one thing is needed: occorrono tre uova.
Where you hear occorrere
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Italian · Advanced Level 1
- Occorre la firma di tutti. Everyone's signature is needed.
- È occorso un mese. It took a month.
- Occorrerà un'altra firma. Another signature will be needed.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.