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A2-er verbregular

correr

Regular throughout, and it is running on foot — a business is not “run” with correr.

Quick answer

correr · corro, corres, corre, corremos, corréis, corren

to run. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -er verb.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yocorrocorrícorríacorreré
túcorrescorristecorríascorrerás
él / ella / ustedcorrecorriócorríacorrerá
nosotroscorremoscorrimoscorríamoscorreremos
vosotroscorréiscorristeiscorríaiscorreréis
ellos / ustedescorrencorrieroncorríancorrerán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundcorriendo
past participlecorrido
imperative (tú)corre
subjunctive (yo)corra

Which form to learn first

corro. Useful for sport, for being late and for warning somebody to hurry.

Where you will actually use it

Corro cada mañana.I run every morning.
¡Corre, que perdemos el tren!Run, we’re going to miss the train!
Corrí diez kilómetros.I ran ten kilometres.
No corras tanto.Don’t go so fast.
Me gusta correr en el parque.I like running in the park.
El tiempo corre.Time is running out.

Typical mistakes

Mi padre corre un restaurante.

Mi padre tiene un restaurante.

Running a business is tener or dirigir. correr is only moving fast.

Corro para el autobús.

Corro a coger el autobús.

Running for something uses a + infinitive, not para.

Nosotros corremos… ayer corremos mucho.

Ayer corrimos mucho.

The -er preterite: corrí, corriste, corrió, corrimos, corristeis, corrieron.

Check yourself

Ayer ___ diez kilómetros.

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