Correr conjugation

Correr means "to run". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto run

Type-er verb

Gerundcorriendo

Past participlecorrido

Correr is a regular -er verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: corro, corres, corre, corremos, corren. Preterite: corrí, corriste, corrió, corrimos, corrieron. All tenses below.

Correr conjugation tables

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Correr in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	corro
tú	corres
él / ella / usted	corre
nosotros	corremos
vosotros (Spain)	corréis
ellos / ustedes	corren

Correr in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	corrí
tú	corriste
él / ella / usted	corrió
nosotros	corrimos
vosotros (Spain)	corristeis
ellos / ustedes	corrieron

Correr in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	corría
tú	corrías
él / ella / usted	corría
nosotros	corríamos
vosotros (Spain)	corríais
ellos / ustedes	corrían

Correr in the future

what will happen

yo	correré
tú	correrás
él / ella / usted	correrá
nosotros	correremos
vosotros (Spain)	correréis
ellos / ustedes	correrán

Correr in the conditional

what would happen

yo	correría
tú	correrías
él / ella / usted	correría
nosotros	correríamos
vosotros (Spain)	correríais
ellos / ustedes	correrían

Correr in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	corra
tú	corras
él / ella / usted	corra
nosotros	corramos
vosotros (Spain)	corráis
ellos / ustedes	corran

Correr in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he corrido
tú	has corrido
él / ella / usted	ha corrido
nosotros	hemos corrido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis corrido
ellos / ustedes	han corrido

Correr in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	corre
tú (no)	no corras
usted	corra
nosotros	corramos
vosotros (Spain)	corred
ustedes	corran

Correr in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Preterite

Primero corrimos, luego descansamos.
First we ran, then we rested.

Mistakes learners make with correr

Correr is running on foot. Running a business is dirigir or administrar: dirijo una empresa, not corro una empresa.
Running out of something is quedarse sin: me quedé sin leche.
Ir corriendo is going somewhere at a run: fui corriendo a casa.

Write your own sentence with correr

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Questions people ask

Is correr irregular in Spanish?

No. Correr is a regular -er verb, so every tense follows the standard -er endings.

What is the preterite of correr?

Yo corrí, tú corriste, él/ella corrió, nosotros corrimos, ellos/ustedes corrieron.

How do you conjugate correr in the present?

Yo corro, tú corres, él/ella corre, nosotros corremos, ellos/ustedes corren.

What is the future of correr?

Yo correré, tú correrás, él/ella correrá, nosotros correremos, ellos/ustedes correrán.

What is the present subjunctive of correr?

Que yo corra, que tú corras, que él/ella corra, que nosotros corramos, que ellos/ustedes corran.