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RUSSIAN VERB

произойти

to happen

  • #79 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he happened
  2. она she happened
  3. оно it happened
  4. они they happened

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will happen
  2. ты you will happen
  3. он, она, оно he/she will happen
  4. мы we will happen
  5. вы you all will happen
  6. они they will happen

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would happen
  2. она she would happen
  3. оно it would happen
  4. они they would happen

How to use произойти

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Past

    Что произошло, почему ты такой бледный?

    What happened, why are you so pale?

  2. Future

    Если ничего не произойдёт, мы приедем в семь.

    If nothing happens, we'll arrive at seven.

  3. Conditional

    Этого бы не произошло, если бы ты позвонил.

    This wouldn't have happened if you'd called.

Good to know

  • Что произошло? is what happened? Происходить is the imperfective; случиться means the same, a little more everyday.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.