What does correr mean in English?

Correr means "to run" in English.

How do you conjugate correr in Spanish?

Correr is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with correr?

Common idiomatic expressions using correr include: "correr riesgo" (to run a risk), "correr con los gastos" (to cover the expenses). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use correr in a sentence?

Example: "Corrí un maratón." which means "I ran a marathon." in English.

Correr

to run

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

correr

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

corriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

corrido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corro I run	I run
tú	corres you run	you run
él/ella/usted	corre he/she/you runs	he/she/you runs
nosotros	corremos we run	we run
vosotros	corréis you all run	you all run
ellos/ustedes	corren they/you all run	they/you all run

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corría I used to run	I used to run
tú	corrías you used to run	you used to run
él/ella/usted	corría he/she/you used to run	he/she/you used to run
nosotros	corríamos we used to run	we used to run
vosotros	corríais you all used to run	you all used to run
ellos/ustedes	corrían they/you all used to run	they/you all used to run

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corrí I run	I run
tú	corriste you run	you run
él/ella/usted	corrió he/she/you run	he/she/you run
nosotros	corrimos we run	we run
vosotros	corristeis you all run	you all run
ellos/ustedes	corrieron they/you all run	they/you all run

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	correré I will run	I will run
tú	correrás you will run	you will run
él/ella/usted	correrá he/she/you will run	he/she/you will run
nosotros	correremos we will run	we will run
vosotros	correréis you all will run	you all will run
ellos/ustedes	correrán they/you all will run	they/you all will run

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	correría I would run	I would run
tú	correrías you would run	you would run
él/ella/usted	correría he/she/you would run	he/she/you would run
nosotros	correríamos we would run	we would run
vosotros	correríais you all would run	you all would run
ellos/ustedes	correrían they/you all would run	they/you all would run

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corra that I run	that I run
tú	corras that you run	that you run
él/ella/usted	corra that he/she/you run	that he/she/you run
nosotros	corramos that we run	that we run
vosotros	corráis that you all run	that you all run
ellos/ustedes	corran that they/you all run	that they/you all run

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corriera or corriese that I run	that I run
tú	corrieras or corrieses that you run	that you run
él/ella/usted	corriera or corriese that he/she/you run	that he/she/you run
nosotros	corriéramos or corriésemos that we run	that we run
vosotros	corrierais or corrieseis that you all run	that you all run
ellos/ustedes	corrieran or corriesen that they/you all run	that they/you all run

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he corrido I have run	I have run
tú	has corrido you have run	you have run
él/ella/usted	ha corrido he/she/you have run	he/she/you have run
nosotros	hemos corrido we have run	we have run
vosotros	habéis corrido you all have run	you all have run
ellos/ustedes	han corrido they/you all have run	they/you all have run

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había corrido I had run	I had run
tú	habías corrido you had run	you had run
él/ella/usted	había corrido he/she/you had run	he/she/you had run
nosotros	habíamos corrido we had run	we had run
vosotros	habíais corrido you all had run	you all had run
ellos/ustedes	habían corrido they/you all had run	they/you all had run

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube corrido I had run	I had run
tú	hubiste corrido you had run	you had run
él/ella/usted	hubo corrido he/she/you had run	he/she/you had run
nosotros	hubimos corrido we had run	we had run
vosotros	hubisteis corrido you all had run	you all had run
ellos/ustedes	hubieron corrido they/you all had run	they/you all had run

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré corrido I will have run	I will have run
tú	habrás corrido you will have run	you will have run
él/ella/usted	habrá corrido he/she/you will have run	he/she/you will have run
nosotros	habremos corrido we will have run	we will have run
vosotros	habréis corrido you all will have run	you all will have run
ellos/ustedes	habrán corrido they/you all will have run	they/you all will have run

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría corrido I would have run	I would have run
tú	habrías corrido you would have run	you would have run
él/ella/usted	habría corrido he/she/you would have run	he/she/you would have run
nosotros	habríamos corrido we would have run	we would have run
vosotros	habríais corrido you all would have run	you all would have run
ellos/ustedes	habrían corrido they/you all would have run	they/you all would have run

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya corrido that I have run	that I have run
tú	hayas corrido that you have run	that you have run
él/ella/usted	haya corrido that he/she/you have run	that he/she/you have run
nosotros	hayamos corrido that we have run	that we have run
vosotros	hayáis corrido that you all have run	that you all have run
ellos/ustedes	hayan corrido that they/you all have run	that they/you all have run

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera corrido that I had run	that I had run
tú	hubieras corrido that you had run	that you had run
él/ella/usted	hubiera corrido that he/she/you had run	that he/she/you had run
nosotros	hubiéramos corrido that we had run	that we had run
vosotros	hubierais corrido that you all had run	that you all had run
ellos/ustedes	hubieran corrido that they/you all had run	that they/you all had run

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	corre	run! (you)
usted	corra	run! (you formal)
nosotros	corramos	let's run!
vosotros	corred	run! (you all)
ustedes	corran	run! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no corras	don't run! (you)
usted	no corra	don't run! (you formal)
nosotros	no corramos	let's not run!
vosotros	no corráis	don't run! (you all)
ustedes	no corran	don't run! (you all)

More About "correr"

Idiomatic Expressions

correr riesgo

to run a risk

💡 Taking a chance

correr con los gastos

to cover the expenses

💡 Paying for costs

Examples in Context

Corrí un maratón.

I ran a marathon.

Preterite

Corro todas las mañanas.

I run every morning.

Present

He corrido 10 kilómetros.

I have run 10 kilometers.

Present Perfect

Correré en la carrera.

I will run in the race.

Future

Usage Notes

•Correr is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to run
•Can mean to run (physically) or to hurry

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