Correr Conjugation in Portuguese
correr means “to run” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Portuguese learners meet — it sits at number 34 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Portuguese verbs. It means to run, and it is completely regular: corro, corres, corre, corremos, correis, correm. Its pretérito perfeito is corri, correste, correu, and its participle is corrido. It is the verb for running in the park and for running a race. This page gives you the complete conjugation of correr — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.” — “I run in the park.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: correr
- English: to run
- Verb type: Regular -er verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: correndo
- Present participle: corrente
- Past participle: corrido
- Auxiliary: ter (all perfect tenses are formed with ter + the past participle)
- Ending: -er verbs; pattern er in the verified tables
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for correr, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read correr in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about correr
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -er pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use ter: the pretérito perfeito composto is formed with ter in the present plus the past participle corrido. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The gerund is correndo, the present participle is corrente and the past participle is corrido: keep all three in mind as you read the tables, because the gerund appears in progressive constructions, the present participle appears as an adjective, and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those three forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for correr. Learn the present tense first, then the pretérito perfeito and the pretérito imperfeito, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | corro |
| tu | corres |
| ele/ela | corre |
| nós | corremos |
| vós | correis |
| eles/elas | correm |
The present indicative (presente) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.” — “I run in the park”
Pretérito perfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | corri |
| tu | correste |
| ele/ela | correu |
| nós | corremos |
| vós | correstes |
| eles/elas | correram |
The pretérito perfeito is used for completed actions in the past, especially one finished event. For example: “Eu corri no parque ontem.” — “I ran in the park”
Pretérito imperfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | corria |
| tu | corrias |
| ele/ela | corria |
| nós | corríamos |
| vós | corríeis |
| eles/elas | corriam |
The pretérito imperfeito is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Eu corria no parque antigamente.” — “I used to run in the park”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | correra |
| tu | correras |
| ele/ela | correra |
| nós | corréramos |
| vós | corréreis |
| eles/elas | correram |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples is used for an action completed before another past action; in everyday speech the compound form with tinha is more common. For example: “Eu correra no parque antes do jantar.” — “I had run in the park”
Futuro do presente
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | correrei |
| tu | correrás |
| ele/ela | correrá |
| nós | correremos |
| vós | correreis |
| eles/elas | correrão |
The futuro do presente is used for what will happen, for predictions and for promises. For example: “Eu correrei no parque amanhã.” — “I will run in the park”
Futuro do pretérito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | correria |
| tu | correrias |
| ele/ela | correria |
| nós | correríamos |
| vós | correríeis |
| eles/elas | correriam |
The futuro do pretérito is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Eu correria no parque um dia.” — “I would run in the park”
Pretérito perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho corrido |
| tu | tens corrido |
| ele/ela | tem corrido |
| nós | temos corrido |
| vós | tendes corrido |
| eles/elas | têm corrido |
The pretérito perfeito composto is used for actions that started in the past and continue, or have been repeated, up to the present. For example: “Ele tem corrido no parque esta semana.” — “He has run in the park”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tinha corrido |
| tu | tinhas corrido |
| ele/ela | tinha corrido |
| nós | tínhamos corrido |
| vós | tínheis corrido |
| eles/elas | tinham corrido |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Eu tinha corrido no parque antes do jantar.” — “I had run in the park”
Futuro do presente composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | terei corrido |
| tu | terás corrido |
| ele/ela | terá corrido |
| nós | teremos corrido |
| vós | tereis corrido |
| eles/elas | terão corrido |
The futuro do presente composto is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Eu terei corrido no parque até amanhã.” — “I will have run in the park”
Futuro do pretérito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | teria corrido |
| tu | terias corrido |
| ele/ela | teria corrido |
| nós | teríamos corrido |
| vós | teríeis corrido |
| eles/elas | teriam corrido |
The futuro do pretérito composto is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Eu teria corrido no parque ontem.” — “I would have run in the park”
Presente do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | corra |
| tu | corras |
| ele/ela | corra |
| nós | corramos |
| vós | corrais |
| eles/elas | corram |
The presente do subjuntivo is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. For example: “É importante que eu corra no parque.” — “It is important that I run in the park”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | corresse |
| tu | corresses |
| ele/ela | corresse |
| nós | corrêssemos |
| vós | corrêsseis |
| eles/elas | corressem |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after que, and in se-clauses. For example: “Era importante que eu corresse no parque.” — “It was important that I run in the park”
Futuro do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | correr |
| tu | correres |
| ele/ela | correr |
| nós | corrermos |
| vós | correrdes |
| eles/elas | correrem |
The futuro do subjuntivo is used after se and quando for a future possibility, where English would use the present. For example: “Se eu correr no parque, é bom.” — “If I run in the park, that is good”
Imperativo (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | corre |
| ele/ela | corra |
| nós | corramos |
| vós | correi |
| eles/elas | corram |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Corre no parque!” — “Run in the park!”
Imperativo (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | não corras |
| ele/ela | não corra |
| nós | não corramos |
| vós | não corrais |
| eles/elas | não corram |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Não corras no parque.” — “Do not run in the park.”
Presente do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenha corrido |
| tu | tenhas corrido |
| ele/ela | tenha corrido |
| nós | tenhamos corrido |
| vós | tenhais corrido |
| eles/elas | tenham corrido |
The presente do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a subordinate clause expressing doubt, wish or emotion. For example: “É importante que eu tenha corrido no parque.” — “It is important that I have run in the park”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tivesse corrido |
| tu | tivesses corrido |
| ele/ela | tivesse corrido |
| nós | tivéssemos corrido |
| vós | tivésseis corrido |
| eles/elas | tivessem corrido |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a past subordinate clause. For example: “Era importante que eu tivesse corrido no parque.” — “It was important that I had run in the park”
Futuro do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tiver corrido |
| tu | tiveres corrido |
| ele/ela | tiver corrido |
| nós | tivermos corrido |
| vós | tiverdes corrido |
| eles/elas | tiverem corrido |
The futuro do subjuntivo composto is used after se for a completed future possibility. For example: “Se eu tiver corrido no parque, é bom.” — “If I have run in the park, that is good”
Gerund
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Gerund | correndo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with estar for the progressive. For example: “Correndo no parque, aprendo muito.” — “While running in the park, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Present participle | corrente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle corrente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective. You will meet corrente more often as an adjective or a noun than as a verb form, so learn it as a word in its own right.
Past participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Past participle | corrido |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Eu tenho corrido no parque esta semana.” — “I have run in the park.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with correr, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Portuguese and try to produce it from the English.
- “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.” — “I run in the park”
- “Tu correste no parque ontem.” — “You ran in the park”
- “Ele corria no parque antigamente.” — “He used to run in the park”
- “Eu correrei no parque amanhã.” — “I will run in the park”
- “Tu correrias no parque um dia.” — “You would run in the park”
- “Ele tem corrido no parque esta semana.” — “He has run in the park”
- “Eu tinha corrido no parque antes do jantar.” — “I had run in the park”
- “Tu terás corrido no parque até amanhã.” — “You will have run in the park”
- “É importante que eu corra no parque.” — “It is important that I run in the park”
- “Corre no parque!” — “Run in the park!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Eu correr no parque.”
✓ Right: “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.”
The infinitive correr never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form corro.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Eu corres no parque.”
✓ Right: “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.”
corres is the tu form, not the eu form. Match the verb to the subject every time: eu goes with corro.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Eu corro no parque ontem.”
✓ Right: “Eu corri no parque ontem.”
Ontem points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the pretérito perfeito corri for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the pretérito perfeito composto
✗ Wrong: “Eu sou corrido no parque.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho corrido no parque esta semana.”
The pretérito perfeito composto of correr is formed with ter plus the past participle corrido: the eu form is tenho corrido. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “É importante que eu corro no parque.”
✓ Right: “É importante que eu corra no parque.”
After é importante que Portuguese needs the subjunctive, so use corra here, not the indicative corro.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Eu tenho correndo no parque.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho corrido no parque esta semana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle corrido, not the gerund correndo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on correr. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the eu form of correr in the Present indicative (presente)?
- A) corres
- B) corro
- C) corre
- D) corremos
What is the ele/ela form of correr in the Pretérito perfeito?
- A) corri
- B) correste
- C) correu
- D) corremos
What is the nós form of correr in the Pretérito imperfeito?
- A) corria
- B) corrias
- C) corríeis
- D) corríamos
What is the tu form of correr in the Futuro do presente?
- A) correrás
- B) correrei
- C) correrá
- D) correremos
What is the eu form of correr in the Futuro do pretérito?
- A) correrias
- B) correria
- C) correríamos
- D) correríeis
What is the ele/ela form of correr in the Pretérito perfeito composto?
- A) tenho corrido
- B) tens corrido
- C) tem corrido
- D) temos corrido
What is the ele/ela form of correr in the Presente do subjuntivo?
- A) corras
- B) corramos
- C) corrais
- D) corra
What is the eu form of correr in the Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo?
- A) corresse
- B) corresses
- C) corrêssemos
- D) corrêsseis
What is the gerund of correr?
- A) corrido
- B) correndo
- C) correr
- D) corro
What does correr mean in English?
- A) to ask for
- B) to receive
- C) to run
- D) to pay
Answer key
- B) corro — the correct form is corro. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) correu — the correct form is correu. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) corríamos — the correct form is corríamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) correrás — the correct form is correrás. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) correria — the correct form is correria. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) tem corrido — the correct form is tem corrido. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) corra — the correct form is corra. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) corresse — the correct form is corresse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) correndo — the correct form is correndo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) to run — the correct form is to run. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
Frequently asked questions
What does correr mean in English?
correr means “to run”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is correr regular or irregular?
correr is regular: it follows the ordinary -er pattern in every tense. The gerund is correndo and the past participle is corrido.
What are the gerund and past participle of correr?
The gerund is correndo — use it with estar for the progressive. The past participle is corrido — use it with ter for the perfect tenses, as in tenho corrido.
Which auxiliary does correr take in the pretérito perfeito composto?
correr takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto: the eu form is tenho corrido. All seven compound tenses on this page are built with ter plus the past participle corrido.
How do I say “I run” in Portuguese?
Say “Eu corro no parque todos os dias.” — “I run in the park” The eu form of the present is corro, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of correr — every tense of correr in one place.
- Correr in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Correr examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Portuguese present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Portuguese.
- Receber conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Vender conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
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- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise correr with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise correr with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise correr with the interactive tool.