Meaning: to run
Type: Irregular – IR verb (uses avoir in passé composé)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: running, sports, rushing, hurrying
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | cours | I run / I’m running |
| tu | cours | you run / you’re running |
| il/elle/on | court | he/she/one runs / is running |
| nous | courons | we run / we are running |
| vous | courez | you run / you are running |
| ils/elles | courent | they run / they are running |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | ai couru | I ran |
| tu | as couru | you ran |
| il/elle/on | a couru | he/she/one ran |
| nous | avons couru | we ran |
| vous | avez couru | you ran |
| ils/elles | ont couru | they ran |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | courais | I used to run / I was running |
| tu | courais | you used to run / you were running |
| il/elle/on | courait | he/she/one used to run / was running |
| nous | courions | we used to run / we were running |
| vous | couriez | you used to run / were running |
| ils/elles | couraient | they used to run / were running |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | viens de courir | I just ran |
| tu | viens de courir | you just ran |
| il/elle/on | vient de courir | he/she/one just ran |
| nous | venons de courir | we just ran |
| vous | venez de courir | you just ran |
| ils/elles | viennent de courir | they just ran |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais courir | I’m going to run |
| tu | vas courir | you’re going to run |
| il/elle/on | va courir | he/she/one is going to run |
| nous | allons courir | we’re going to run |
| vous | allez courir | you’re going to run |
| ils/elles | vont courir | they’re going to run |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | courrai | I will run |
| tu | courras | you will run |
| il/elle/on | courra | he/she/one will run |
| nous | courrons | we will run |
| vous | courrez | you will run |
| ils/elles | courront | they will run |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | courrais | I would run |
| tu | courrais | you would run |
| il/elle/on | courrait | he/she/one would run |
| nous | courrions | we would run |
| vous | courriez | you would run |
| ils/elles | courraient | they would run |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| que je | coure | that I run |
| que tu | coures | that you run |
| qu’il/elle/on | coure | that he/she/one run |
| que nous | courions | that we run |
| que vous | couriez | that you run |
| qu’ils/elles | courent | that they run |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| tu | cours | run! |
| nous | courons | let’s run! |
| vous | courez | run! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| Participe présent | courant | running |
| Participe passé | couru | run |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| en courant | en courant | while running |
