Correr Conjugation | How to Conjugate Correr in Spanish

Correr means “to run” or “to race.” You will learn its fully regular -ER conjugation, how corriendo and corrido form the non-finite system, and how its forms describe running, speed, and completed distances.

Correr conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular ER. Linguistically, correr is a regular -ER verb: the stem corr- stays stable, its finite endings follow the standard -ER patterns, its gerund is corriendo — “running,” and its participle is corrido — “run.”

Correr gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle remains unchanged for gender and number.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	correr	to run, to race
Gerund	corriendo	running
Past participle	corrido	run

Correr meaning and essential uses

Correr — “to run” — is commonly intransitive for moving quickly on foot: Corro en el parque. — “I run in the park.”

It can also take a distance or route as a complement: Corremos cinco kilómetros. — “We run five kilometers.” The same regular conjugation applies.

Correr regular conjugation pattern

Correr keeps the stem corr- throughout its ordinary paradigm. Present forms such as corro — “I run,” preterite corrí — “I ran,” subjunctive corra — “that I run,” gerund corriendo — “running,” and participle corrido — “run” use the expected -ER formations without stem or spelling changes.

Correr indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Correr present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for present actions, habits, facts, and current states. Apply the verb-specific pattern described above to the present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corro	I run
Tú — you, singular informal	corres	you run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corre	he / she runs; you run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corremos	we run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corréis	you run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corren	they run; you run (plural)

• Corro en el parque cada mañana. — I run in the park every morning.

Correr preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table shows the verified preterite forms for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corrí	I ran
Tú — you, singular informal	corriste	you ran
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corrió	he / she ran; you ran (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corrimos	we ran
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corristeis	you ran (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corrieron	they ran; you ran (plural)

• Ayer corrimos diez kilómetros. — Yesterday we ran ten kilometers.

Correr imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for past habits, background descriptions, and situations viewed as ongoing. This verb uses the regular imperfect ending family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corría	I used to run / was running
Tú — you, singular informal	corrías	you used to run / were running
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corría	he / she used to run / was running; you used to run / were running (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corríamos	we used to run / were running
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corríais	you used to run / were running (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corrían	they used to run / were running; you used to run / were running (plural)

• De niño corría todos los días. — As a child, I used to run every day.

Correr present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with a present form of estar — “to be” — plus the verified gerund.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy corriendo	I am running
Tú — you, singular informal	estás corriendo	you are running
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está corriendo	he / she is running; you are running (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos corriendo	we are running
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis corriendo	you are running (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están corriendo	they are running; you are running (plural)

• Estamos corriendo alrededor del lago. — We are running around the lake.

Correr near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses a plan, intention, or expected event. Form it with a present form of ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and the infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a correr	I am going to run
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a correr	you are going to run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a correr	he / she is going to run; you are going to run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a correr	we are going to run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a correr	you are going to run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a correr	they are going to run; you are going to run (plural)

• Voy a correr después del trabajo. — I am going to run after work.

Correr future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	correré	I will run
Tú — you, singular informal	correrás	you will run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	correrá	he / she will run; you will run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	correremos	we will run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	correréis	you will run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	correrán	they will run; you will run (plural)

• Correrán la carrera el domingo. — They will run the race on Sunday.

Correr conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical results, softened statements, or other conditional meanings supported by context. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	correría	I would run
Tú — you, singular informal	correrías	you would run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	correría	he / she would run; you would run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	correríamos	we would run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	correríais	you would run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	correrían	they would run; you would run (plural)

• Correría más si tuviera tiempo. — I would run more if I had time.

Correr present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Form it with present haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the past participle. The participle is corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he corrido	I have run
Tú — you, singular informal	has corrido	you have run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha corrido	he / she has run; you have run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos corrido	we have run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis corrido	you have run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han corrido	they have run; you have run (plural)

• He corrido esta ruta muchas veces. — I have run this route many times.

Correr past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The participle is corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había corrido	I had run
Tú — you, singular informal	habías corrido	you had run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había corrido	he / she had run; you had run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos corrido	we had run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais corrido	you had run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían corrido	they had run; you had run (plural)

• Habíamos corrido antes de que empezara a llover. — We had run before it started to rain.

Correr future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The participle is corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré corrido	I will have run
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás corrido	you will have run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá corrido	he / she will have run; you will have run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos corrido	we will have run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis corrido	you will have run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán corrido	they will have run; you will have run (plural)

• Para mediodía habremos corrido veinte kilómetros. — By noon we will have run twenty kilometers.

Correr conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The participle is corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría corrido	I would have run
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías corrido	you would have run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría corrido	he / she would have run; you would have run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos corrido	we would have run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais corrido	you would have run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían corrido	they would have run; you would have run (plural)

• Habría corrido contigo si hubiera podido. — I would have run with you if I had been able to.

Correr subjunctive conjugations

Correr present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate contexts involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table shows this verb’s verified present-subjunctive family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corra	that I run
Tú — you, singular informal	corras	that you run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corra	that he / she run; that you run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corramos	that we run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corráis	that you run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corran	that they run; that you run (plural)

• Es importante que corras a tu propio ritmo. — It is important that you run at your own pace.

Correr imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated in the examples; the two series should not be treated as mechanically interchangeable in every special construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corriera	that I ran
Tú — you, singular informal	corrieras	that you ran
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corriera	that he / she ran; that you ran (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corriéramos	that we ran
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corrierais	that you ran (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corrieran	that they ran; that you ran (plural)

• Querían que corriéramos otra vuelta. — They wanted us to run another lap.
• Prefería que corrieses por la pista. — She preferred that you run on the track.

Correr future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts and is included here as a reference system.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	corriere	if / when I should run
Tú — you, singular informal	corrieres	if / when you should run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	corriere	if / when he / she should run; if / when you should run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	corriéremos	if / when we should run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corriereis	if / when you should run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	corrieren	if / when they should run; if / when you should run (plural)

• Quien corriere en esta prueba deberá registrarse. — Whoever should run in this event must register.

Correr present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya corrido	that I have run
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas corrido	that you have run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya corrido	that he / she has run; that you have run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos corrido	that we have run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis corrido	that you have run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan corrido	that they have run; that you have run (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas corrido la carrera. — I am glad that you have run the race.

Correr past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and appears in an example below. Form it with the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera corrido	that I had run
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras corrido	that you had run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera corrido	that he / she had run; that you had run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos corrido	that we had run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais corrido	that you had run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran corrido	that they had run; that you had run (plural)

• Si hubiéramos corrido antes, habríamos evitado el calor. — If we had run earlier, we would have avoided the heat.
• Si hubieses corrido conmigo, habríamos terminado juntos. — If you had run with me, we would have finished together.

Correr future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is a reference form used mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus corrido — “run.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere corrido	if / when I should have run
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres corrido	if / when you should have run
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere corrido	if / when he / she should have run; if / when you should have run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos corrido	if / when we should have run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis corrido	if / when you should have run (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren corrido	if / when they should have run; if / when you should have run (plural)

• Si hubieren corrido la prueba, deberán registrar el tiempo. — If they should have run the event, they must record the time.

Correr imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources depending on person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Correr affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands when a direct instruction with this verb is semantically natural. The table includes the five core addressee or exhortative rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	corre	run
Usted — you, singular formal	corra	run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	corramos	let’s run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	corred	run (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	corran	run (plural)

• Corre hasta la puerta. — Run to the door.

Correr negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The particle no — “not / do not” — comes before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no corras	do not run
Usted — you, singular formal	no corra	do not run (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no corramos	let’s not run
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no corráis	do not run (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no corran	do not run (plural)

• No corras en el pasillo. — Do not run in the hallway.

Common constructions with Correr

These target-verb patterns show complements or sentence frames that materially affect how the conjugated verb is used.

• Correr en el parque. — To run in the park.
• Correr cinco kilómetros. — To run five kilometers.
• Correr una carrera. — To run a race.

Example sentences with Correr

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Corro tres veces por semana. — I run three times a week.
• Ayer corrimos cinco kilómetros. — Yesterday we ran five kilometers.
• Los niños estaban corriendo en el patio. — The children were running in the yard.
• Espero que corras con cuidado. — I hope you run carefully.
• Ya hemos corrido esta ruta. — We have already run this route.
• Corre hasta la esquina. — Run to the corner.

Regional and usage notes for Correr

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Where voseo is common, present-indicative and affirmative-command forms may differ from the core tú forms; the examples below show the verified voseo forms without replacing the main paradigm.

• Vos corrés por la mañana. — You run in the morning. (voseo)
• Corré hasta la esquina. — Run to the corner. (affirmative vos command)

Correr is a useful reference for regular -ER morphology: once the corr- stem is identified, the tense and mood endings remain predictable across the core systems.