Correr imperfect conjugation
Correr in the imperfect: corría, corrías, corría, corríamos, corríais, corrían.
- to run; to hurry
- regular
- Participle: corrido
- Gerund: corriendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | corría |
|---|---|
| tú | corrías |
| él/ella/usted | corría |
| nosotros | corríamos |
| vosotros | corríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | corrían |
How to use correr in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: corría, corrías, corría, corríamos, corrían. Use it for habits in the past and for scenes in progress. It is common in stories: Corría por el parque cuando empezó a llover. It also describes what was going on in a period of time, like rumors that kept circulating or a fast-moving river.
Examples
Corría por el parque cuando empezó a llover.
I was running in the park when it started to rain.
En esa época corrían muchos rumores sobre la fusión.
At that time a lot of rumors were going around about the merger.
Antes corríamos juntos todos los domingos.
We used to run together every Sunday.
Quick check: correr in the imperfect
More correr tenses
- All correr tenses
- Correr present
- Correr preterite
- Correr future
- Correr conditional
- Correr present subjunctive
- Correr affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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