Conjugation of the French verb courir
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb courir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
Infinitive | Scored | |
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courir | to run |
Present | Scored | |
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je cours | I run | |
tu cours | you run | |
il court | he runs | |
elle court | she runs | |
nous courons | we run | |
vous courez | you run | |
ils courent | they run | |
elles courent | they run |
Imperfect | Scored | |
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je courais | I was running | |
tu courais | you were running | |
il courait | he was running | |
elle courait | she was running | |
nous courions | we were running | |
vous couriez | you were running | |
ils couraient | they were running | |
elles couraient | they were running |
Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
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je courus | I ran | |
tu courus | you ran | |
il courut | he ran | |
elle courut | she ran | |
nous courûmes | we ran | |
vous courûtes | you ran | |
ils coururent | they ran | |
elles coururent | they ran |
Passé Composé | Scored | |
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j'ai couru | I have run | |
tu as couru | you have run | |
il a couru | he has run | |
elle a couru | she has run | |
nous avons couru | we have run | |
vous avez couru | you have run | |
ils ont couru | they have run | |
elles ont couru | they have run |
Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
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j'avais couru | I had run | |
tu avais couru | you had run | |
il avait couru | he had run | |
elle avait couru | she had run | |
nous avions couru | we had run | |
vous aviez couru | you had run | |
ils avaient couru | they had run | |
elles avaient couru | they had run |
Future | Scored | |
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je courrai | I will run | |
tu courras | you will run | |
il courra | he will run | |
elle courra | she will run | |
nous courrons | we will run | |
vous courrez | you will run | |
ils courront | they will run | |
elles courront | they 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 | |
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j'aurai couru | I will have run | |
tu auras couru | you will have run | |
il aura couru | he will have run | |
elle aura couru | she will have run | |
nous aurons couru | we will have run | |
vous aurez couru | you will have run | |
ils auront couru | they will have run | |
elles auront couru | they will have run |
Conditional | Scored | |
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je courrais | I would run | |
tu courrais | you would run | |
il courrait | he would run | |
elle courrait | she would run | |
nous courrions | we would run | |
vous courriez | you would run | |
ils courraient | they would run | |
elles courraient | they 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 | |
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j'aurais couru | I would have run | |
tu aurais couru | you would have run | |
il aurait couru | he would have run | |
elle aurait couru | she would have run | |
nous aurions couru | we would have run | |
vous auriez couru | you would have run | |
ils auraient couru | they would have run | |
elles auraient couru | they would have run |
Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... 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 Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... 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 |
Imperative | Scored | |
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cours | Run | |
courons | Let's run | |
courez | Run |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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courant | running |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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couru | run |
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