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376 / occorrere
occorrere
to be necessary, to need
Auxiliary verb: essere Past participle: occorso Gerund: occorrendo
Imperative: N/A

Mode Simple Tenses Compound Tenses
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Present Present Perfect
occorre occorrono è occorso/a sono occorsi/e
Imperfect Past Perfect
Indicative occorreva occorrevano era occorso/a erano occorsi/e

Past Definite Past Anterior
occorse occorsero fu occorso/a furono occorsi/e

Future Future Perfect
occorrerà occorreranno sarà occorso/a saranno occorsi/e
Present Present Perfect
Subjunctive occorra occorrano sia occorso/a siano occorsi/e

Imperfect
Past Perfect
occorresse occorressero fosse occorso/a fossero occorsi/e
Present Conditional Perfect Conditional
Conditional occorrerebbe occorrerebbero sarebbe occorso/a fossero occorsi/e

Note: This verb is usually used only in the third-person singular and plural forms. It may be
followed immediately by an infinitive (see the first example below), or by che + subjunctive
(see the last example below). This verb can also be conjugated as piacere, in which case it
means “to need” and is used in the third-person singular and plural with the indirect pro-
nouns mi, ti, gli/le, ci, vi (for example, mi occorre [occorrono], mi è occorso/a, mi sono occorsi/e,
mi occorreva[no], mi occorrerebbe[ro]). Refer to the Verb Usage Review and the third example
below.

EXAMPLES
Occorre prendere provvedimenti. It is necessary to take the proper measures.
Occorrono tre giorni per avere i documenti. It takes three days to get the documents.
Mi occorreva del denaro. I needed some money.
Occorre che tu parta subito. It’s necessary to leave at once.