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courre
courre
French
Verb
courre
- (hunting) to run
Conjugation
courre is a defective verb, and is only used in the infinitive.
Derived terms
- laisse-courre
- chasse à courre
Related terms
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin currere, present active infinitive of currō.
Verb
courre
- to run
Old French
Verb
courre
- Alternative form of corre
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of courre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | courre | avoir couru | |||||
| gerund | en courant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | courant | ||||||
| past participle | couru | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | cour | cours | court | courons | courez | courent |
| imperfect | couroie, coureie | couroies, coureies | couroit, coureit | couriiens, couriens | couriiez, couriez | couroient, coureient | |
| preterite | courui | courus | couru | courumes | courustes | coururent | |
| future | courrai | courras | courra | courrons | courroiz, courreiz, courrez | courront | |
| conditional | courroie, courreie | courroies, courreies | courroit, courreit | courriiens, courriens | courriiez, courriez | courroient, courreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | coure | coures | coure | courons | courez | courent |
| imperfect | courusse | courusses | courust | courussons, courussiens | courussoiz, courussez, courussiez | courussent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | cour | — | courons | courez | — | ||