Events and ideas in Spanish

Events happen, and ideas can come to someone.

The idea

Use ocurrir for an event. With se me ocurrió an idea came to me; the verb agrees with the idea.

El accidente ocurrió cerca del puente.The accident happened near the bridge.
La reunión ocurre cada lunes.The meeting takes place every Monday.
Anoche ocurrieron dos cortes de luz.Two power cuts occurred last night.
Se me ocurrió una idea para el jardín.An idea for the garden occurred to me.
A mi hermano se le ocurrió pintar la mesa.My brother thought of painting the table.
¿Qué ocurrió durante el viaje?What happened during the trip?

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Do not omit se in the idea construction; ocurrió has an accent in the past.

Choose the correct form: El cambio ___ ayer. (ocurrió / ocurrieron)
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ocurrió
ocurrió agrees with one change and marks the past.
Choose the correct form: Varios problemas ___ esta mañana. (ocurrió / ocurrieron)
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ocurrieron
ocurrieron agrees with several problems.
Choose the correct form: Se ___ ocurrió una solución. (me / mi)
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me
me identifies the person who got the idea.

Describe an event and an idea that came to you.