Ocorríamos

Ocorríamos is a verb form in Portuguese, the first-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb ocorrer. The form expresses an action that happened repeatedly or over a period in the past, typical of narrative or formal description. Ocorrer means to occur, to take place, or to happen, and occurred is used to reference events, incidents or situations that unfolded over time.

Ocorrer is a regular -er verb, so its imperfect conjugation follows the standard pattern for this class. In the imperfect indicative, the forms are: eu ocorria, tu ocorrías, ele ocorria, nós ocorríamos, vós ocorríeis, eles/elas ocorriam. The imperfect signals ongoing past activity rather than a completed event, and it is often found in literary or formal writing.

Etymology and usage context: the verb Ocorrer derives from Latin occurrere, meaning to meet or to happen. In modern usage, ocorrer and its various forms cover senses such as events happening, situations arising, or incidents taking place. In contemporary speech, factors like frequency or habit in the past are more commonly conveyed with verbs such as acontecer, aconteceram, or ocorria, depending on nuance, but ocorríamos remains correct and stylistically suitable in more formal or literary contexts.

Notes: as with many imperfect forms of -er verbs, ocorríamos is primarily a narrative resource for describing past continuities or repeated events involving the subject “nós.” It is less common in everyday conversation, where simpler past tenses or synonyms may be preferred.