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SPANISH VERB

correr

to run

  • #77 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: corriendo
  • Past participle: corrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I run
  2. tú you run
  3. usted, él, ella he/she runs
  4. nosotros we run
  5. vosotros Spain you all run
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they run

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I ran
  2. tú you ran
  3. usted, él, ella he/she ran
  4. nosotros we ran
  5. vosotros Spain you all ran
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they ran

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to run
  2. tú you used to run
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to run
  4. nosotros we used to run
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to run
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to run

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will run
  2. tú you will run
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will run
  4. nosotros we will run
  5. vosotros Spain you all will run
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will run

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would run
  2. tú you would run
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would run
  4. nosotros we would run
  5. vosotros Spain you all would run
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would run

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I run
  2. tú (that) you run
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she run
  4. nosotros (that) we run
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all run
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they run

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I ran
  2. tú (if) you ran
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she ran
  4. nosotros (if) we ran
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all ran
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they ran

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú run!
  2. usted run! (formal)
  3. nosotros run! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain run! (all of you)
  5. ustedes run! (all of you)

How to use correr

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

  1. Present

    Corro en el parque tres veces por semana.

    I run in the park three times a week.

  2. Past

    Corrimos para alcanzar el último metro.

    We ran to catch the last subway.

  3. Imperfect

    De joven, mi papá corría maratones.

    When he was young, my dad ran marathons.

  4. Future

    El domingo correré mis primeros diez kilómetros.

    On Sunday I will run my first ten kilometers.

  5. Conditional

    Yo correría más si no hiciera tanto calor.

    I would run more if it weren't so hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que corras con la rodilla lastimada.

    I don't want you running with that injured knee.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El entrenador nos pidió que corriéramos más despacio.

    The coach asked us to run slower.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Corre, que se va el camión!

    Run, the bus is leaving!

Where you hear correr

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Corro en el parque todas las mañanas. I run in the park every morning.
  • Corrimos al andén. We ran to the platform.
  • Mañana voy a correr. Tomorrow I'm going to run.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Corro antes del trabajo. I go running before work.
  • Ayer corrí en el parque. Yesterday I ran in the park.
  • Mañana voy a correr a las cinco. Tomorrow I'm going to run at five.
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Beginner Level 1 · ¡Corre!

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Beginner Level 2 · corro

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