The French verb courir means "to run". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of courir is je cours, tu cours, il/elle court, nous courons, vous courez, ils/elles courent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is courant and its past participle is couru. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | cours (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cours (irregular) | |
| il/ | court (irregular) | |
| nous | courons (irregular) | |
| vous | courez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | courent (irregular) |
| j' | ai couru (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as couru (irregular) |
| il/ | a couru (irregular) |
| nous | avons couru (irregular) |
| vous | avez couru (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont couru (irregular) |
| je | courais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | courais (irregular) |
| il/ | courait (irregular) |
| nous | courions (irregular) |
| vous | couriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | couraient (irregular) |
| je | courrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | courras (irregular) |
| il/ | courra (irregular) |
| nous | courrons (irregular) |
| vous | courrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | courront (irregular) |
| je | courrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | courrais (irregular) |
| il/ | courrait (irregular) |
| nous | courrions (irregular) |
| vous | courriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | courraient (irregular) |
| que je | coure (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | coures (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | coure (irregular) |
| que nous | courions (irregular) |
| que vous | couriez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | courent (irregular) |
| tu | cours (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | courons (irregular) |
| vous | courez (irregular) |
Courir is irregular. Its present forms include cours, court, courons, and courez, while the future and conditional use courr. Its participles are courant and couru.
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No. Courir is irregular, as shown by forms such as cours, courons, courrai, and couru.
The forms are cours, cours, court, courons, courez, and courent.
The present participle is courant, the past participle is couru, and the auxiliary is avoir.