/kuʁiʁ/to runA1
- Family
- Family 2 — two-stem `-ir`
- Takes
- no object — No object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
cour-+-s -s -t
Plural — the nous stem
cour-+-ons -ez -ent
cour-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
cour-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
cour-+-e -es -e -ent
courr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
courr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
courir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
couru
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
couru
Conjugation
| I | je cours/ʒə kuʁ/I run | /ʒə kuʁ/ | I run |
| you | tu cours/ty kuʁ/you run | /ty kuʁ/ | you run |
| he/she | il court/il kuʁ/he runs | /il kuʁ/ | he runs |
| we | nous courons/nu kuʁɔ̃/we run | /nu kuʁɔ̃/ | we run |
| you | vous courez/vu kuʁe/you run | /vu kuʁe/ | you run |
| they | ils courent/il kuʁ/they run | /il kuʁ/ | they run |
Examples
- /ʒə kuʁ tu le ʒuʁ/
Je cours tous les jours.I run every day.
- /il kuʁ vit/
Il court vite.He runs fast.
- /ʒe ku.ʁy di ki.lo.mɛtʁ/
J'ai couru dix kilomètres.I ran ten kilometres.
Set phrases
courir un risqueto run a risk
courir aprèsto run after, to chase
Notes
Irregular and worth learning whole:
je cours,nous courons,j'ai couru, and the future doubles ther—je courrai.