How to conjugate Correr in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Correr
- Correr in the Indicative Present
- Correr in the Indicative Preterite
- Correr in the Indicative Imperfect
- Correr in the Indicative Future
- Correr in the Indicative Conditional
- Correr in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Correr in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Correr in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Correr in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Correr
- Correr in the Subjunctive Present
- Correr in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Correr in the Subjunctive Future
- Correr in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Correr in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Correr in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Correr
- Correr in the Imperative Affirmative
- Correr in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Correr is the Spanish verb for to run, to race. It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | correr | to run, to race |
| Past participle | corrido | run |
| Gerund | corriendo | running |
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Indicative Tenses of Correr
Correr in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of correr is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "corro un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corro | I run |
| Tú | corres | you run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corre | s/he run, you (formal) run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corremos | we run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corréis | you (plural) run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corren | they run, you (plural formal) run |
Correr in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of correr is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "corrí un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I ran a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corrí | I ran |
| Tú | corriste | you ran |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corrió | s/he ran, you (formal) ran |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corrimos | we ran |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corristeis | you (plural) ran |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corrieron | they ran, you (plural formal) ran |
Correr in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of correr is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "corría un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I used to run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corría | I used to run |
| Tú | corrías | you used to run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corría | s/he used to run, you (formal) used to run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corríamos | we used to run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corríais | you (plural) used to run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corrían | they used to run, you (plural formal) used to run |
Correr in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of correr is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "correré un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I will run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | correré | I will run |
| Tú | correrás | you will run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | correrá | s/he will run, you (formal) will run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | correremos | we will run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | correréis | you (plural) will run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | correrán | they will run, you (plural formal) will run |
Correr in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of correr is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "correría un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I would run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | correría | I would run |
| Tú | correrías | you would run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | correría | s/he would run, you (formal) would run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | correríamos | we would run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | correríais | you (plural) would run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | correrían | they would run, you (plural formal) would run |
Correr in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of correr is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he corrido un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I have run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he corrido | I have run |
| Tú | has corrido | you have run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha corrido | s/he has run, you (formal) have run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos corrido | we have run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis corrido | you (plural) have run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han corrido | they have run, you (plural formal) have run |
Correr in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of correr is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había corrido un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I had run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había corrido | I had run |
| Tú | habías corrido | you had run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había corrido | s/he had run, you (formal) had run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos corrido | we had run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais corrido | you (plural) had run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían corrido | they had run, you (plural formal) had run |
Correr in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of correr is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré corrido un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I will have run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré corrido | I will have run |
| Tú | habrás corrido | you will have run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá corrido | s/he will have run, you (formal) will have run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos corrido | we will have run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis corrido | you (plural) will have run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán corrido | they will have run, you (plural formal) will have run |
Correr in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of correr is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría corrido un kilómetro en cuatro minutos", meaning "I would have run a kilometre in four minutes".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría corrido | I would have run |
| Tú | habrías corrido | you would have run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría corrido | s/he would have run, you (formal) would have run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos corrido | we would have run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais corrido | you (plural) would have run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían corrido | they would have run, you (plural formal) would have run |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Correr
Correr in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "corra", meaning "I run".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corra | I run |
| Tú | corras | you run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corra | s/he run, you (formal) run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corramos | we run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corráis | you (plural) run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corran | they run, you (plural formal) run |
Correr in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "corriera", meaning "I ran".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corriera | I ran |
| Tú | corrieras | you ran |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corriera | s/he ran, you (formal) ran |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corriéramos | we ran |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corrierais | you (plural) ran |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corrieran | they ran, you (plural formal) ran |
Correr in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "corriere", meaning "I will run".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | corriere | I will run |
| Tú | corrieres | you will run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corriere | s/he will run, you (formal) will run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corriéremos | we will run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corriereis | you (plural) will run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corrieren | they will run, you (plural formal) will run |
Correr in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya corrido", meaning "I have run".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya corrido | I have run |
| Tú | hayas corrido | you have run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya corrido | s/he has run, you (formal) have run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos corrido | we have run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis corrido | you (plural) have run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan corrido | they have run, you (plural formal) have run |
Correr in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera corrido", meaning "I had run".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera corrido | I had run |
| Tú | hubieras corrido | you had run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera corrido | s/he had run, you (formal) had run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos corrido | we had run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais corrido | you (plural) had run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran corrido | they had run, you (plural formal) had run |
Correr in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere corrido", meaning "I will have run".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere corrido | I will have run |
| Tú | hubieres corrido | you will have run |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere corrido | s/he will have run, you (formal) will have run |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos corrido | we will have run |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis corrido | you (plural) will have run |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren corrido | they will have run, you (plural formal) will have run |
Imperative Tenses of Correr
Correr in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "corra", meaning "(to you formal) run!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | corre | (to you) run! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | corra | (to you formal) run! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | corramos | (to we) run! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | corred | (to you plural) run! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | corran | (to you plural formal) run! |
Correr in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no corra", meaning "(to you formal) don't run!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no corras | (to you) don't run! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no corra | (to you formal) don't run! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no corramos | (to we) don't run! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no corráis | (to you plural) don't run! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no corran | (to you plural formal) don't run! |
Example sentences and usage
- Algún día correré como el viento. Someday I'll run like the wind.
- Sintiendo la casa sacudirse, yo corrí hacia afuera. Feeling the house shake, I ran outside.
- Los niños corrieron a la sala. The children ran toward the classroom.
- Si corres rápido puedes alcanzar el tren. If you run fast, you can catch the train.
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