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courir
to run
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I run |
| tu | you run |
| il/elle/on | he/she runs |
| nous | we run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) run |
| ils/elles | they run |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I ran; I have run |
| tu | you ran; you have run |
| il/elle/on | he/she ran; he/she has run |
| nous | we ran; we have run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) ran; you (plural/formal) have run |
| ils/elles | they ran; they have run |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to run |
| tu | you used to run |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to run |
| nous | we used to run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to run |
| ils/elles | they used to run |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had run |
| tu | you had run |
| il/elle/on | he/she had run |
| nous | we had run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had run |
| ils/elles | they had run |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will run |
| tu | you will run |
| il/elle/on | he/she will run |
| nous | we will run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will run |
| ils/elles | they will run |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have run |
| tu | you will have run |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have run |
| nous | we will have run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have run |
| ils/elles | they will have run |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to run |
| tu | you are going to run |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to run |
| nous | we are going to run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to run |
| ils/elles | they are going to run |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just run |
| tu | you have just run |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just run |
| nous | we have just run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just run |
| ils/elles | they have just run |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I ran |
| tu | you ran |
| il/elle/on | he/she ran |
| nous | we ran |
| vous | you (plural/formal) ran |
| ils/elles | they ran |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had run |
| tu | you had run |
| il/elle/on | he/she had run |
| nous | we had run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had run |
| ils/elles | they had run |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would run |
| tu | you would run |
| il/elle/on | he/she would run |
| nous | we would run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would run |
| ils/elles | they would run |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have run |
| tu | you would have run |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have run |
| nous | we would have run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have run |
| ils/elles | they would have run |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have run |
| tu | you would have run |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have run |
| nous | we would have run |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have run |
| ils/elles | they would have run |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I run |
| tu | (that) you run |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she runs |
| nous | (that) we run |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) run |
| ils/elles | (that) they run |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have run |
| tu | (that) you have run |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has run |
| nous | (that) we have run |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have run |
| ils/elles | (that) they have run |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I ran |
| tu | (that) you ran |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she ran |
| nous | (that) we ran |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) ran |
| ils/elles | (that) they ran |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had run |
| tu | (that) you had run |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had run |
| nous | (that) we had run |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had run |
| ils/elles | (that) they had run |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | run! |
| nous | let's run! |
| vous | run! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have run by then! |
| nous | let's have run by then! |
| vous | have run by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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