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Conjugation of the French verb courir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb courir, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
courirto run

PresentScored
je coursI run
tu coursyou run
il courthe runs
elle courtshe runs
nous couronswe run
vous courezyou run
ils courentthey run
elles courentthey run

ImperfectScored
je couraisI was running
tu couraisyou were running
il couraithe was running
elle couraitshe was running
nous courionswe were running
vous couriezyou were running
ils couraientthey were running
elles couraientthey were running

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je courusI ran
tu courusyou ran
il couruthe ran
elle courutshe ran
nous courûmeswe ran
vous courûtesyou ran
ils coururentthey ran
elles coururentthey ran

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai couruI ran
tu as couruyou ran
il a couruhe ran
elle a courushe ran
nous avons couruwe ran
vous avez couruyou ran
ils ont couruthey ran
elles ont couruthey ran

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais couruI had run
tu avais couruyou had run
il avait couruhe had run
elle avait courushe had run
nous avions couruwe had run
vous aviez couruyou had run
ils avaient couruthey had run
elles avaient couruthey had run

FutureScored
je courraiI will run
tu courrasyou will run
il courrahe will run
elle courrashe will run
nous courronswe will run
vous courrezyou will run
ils courrontthey will run
elles courrontthey will run

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurai couruI will have run
tu auras couruyou will have run
il aura couruhe will have run
elle aura courushe will have run
nous aurons couruwe will have run
vous aurez couruyou will have run
ils auront couruthey will have run
elles auront couruthey will have run

ConditionalScored
je courraisI would run
tu courraisyou would run
il courraithe would run
elle courraitshe would run
nous courrionswe would run
vous courriezyou would run
ils courraientthey would run
elles courraientthey would run

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurais couruI would have run
tu aurais couruyou would have run
il aurait couruhe would have run
elle aurait courushe would have run
nous aurions couruwe would have run
vous auriez couruyou would have run
ils auraient couruthey would have run
elles auraient couruthey would have run

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je coure(... that) I run
(... que) tu coures(... that) you run
(... que) il coure(... that) he runs
(... que) elle coure(... that) she runs
(... que) nous courions(... that) we run
(... que) vous couriez(... that) you run
(... que) ils courent(... that) they run
(... que) elles courent(... that) they run

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je courusse(... that) I was running
(... que) tu courusses(... that) you were running
(... que) il courût(... that) he was running
(... que) elle courût(... that) she was running
(... que) nous courussions(... that) we were running
(... que) vous courussiez(... that) you were running
(... que) ils courussent(... that) they were running
(... que) elles courussent(... that) they were running

ImperativeScored
cours Run
couronsLet's run
courez Run

Present ParticipleScored
courant running

Past ParticipleScored
couru run

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