Correr conjugation Spanish verb

How correr conjugates

Correr is a model regular -er verb with no changes at all: corro, corres, corre in the present, corrí, corrió in the preterite, corría in the imperfect, correré in the future. Keep the double r in every form. The gerund corriendo is extremely common in the phrase salir corriendo, to rush off. Because it is so regular, it is a good verb to practice -er endings with.

Correr in example sentences

• Present

  Corro cinco kilómetros todas las mañanas antes del trabajo.

  I run five kilometers every morning before work.

• Preterite

  Corrí para no perder el tren de las ocho.

  I ran so I wouldn't miss the eight o'clock train.

• Imperfect

  De niña corría por toda la casa.

  As a little girl I used to run all over the house.

• Future

  Si no firmamos hoy, correremos el riesgo de perder al cliente.

  If we don't sign today, we'll run the risk of losing the client.

• Present perfect

  Ha corrido el rumor de que van a cerrar la planta.

  There's a rumor going around that they're going to close the plant.

• Present subjunctive

  No hace falta que corras; la reunión empieza a las diez.

  There's no need to rush; the meeting starts at ten.

• Conditional

  Yo no correría tanto con ese proyecto; falta información.

  I wouldn't rush that project so much; we're missing information.

• Affirmative commands

  Corre, que el jefe ya está en la sala de juntas.

  Hurry, the boss is already in the boardroom.

Common phrases with correr

correr un riesgo

to run a risk

salir corriendo

to rush off; to run out

correr la voz

to spread the word

a todo correr

at full speed

correr a alguien (Lat. Am.)

to fire someone / kick someone out

correr por cuenta de alguien

to be paid for by someone; to be someone's responsibility

Mistakes to avoid

• Using correr for running a business. To run a company is dirigir or llevar: Dirige una empresa, not *Corre una empresa*.
• Translating run for office as correr. In Spanish it is presentarse como candidato.
• Writing it with one r: the forms are corro, corrí, corriendo.

Correr tense by tense

• Correr present
• Correr preterite
• Correr imperfect
• Correr future
• Correr conditional
• Correr present subjunctive
• Correr affirmative commands

Related verbs

• comer to eat; to have lunch
• creer to believe; to think
• leer to read

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