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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Corro en el parque por las mañanas.
I run in the park in the mornings.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Corrimos para no perder la guagua.
We ran so we wouldn't miss the bus.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños corrían por la playa.
The kids were running along the beach.
Futuro · What will happen
Correrás más rápido con esos tenis.
You'll run faster in those sneakers.
Condicional · What would happen
Sin ese dique, el río correría por la calle.
Without that levee, the river would run down the street.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han corrido el maratón de Nueva York.
They've run the New York Marathon.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había corrido tanto.
She had never run so much.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para julio habré corrido cinco carreras.
By July I will have run five races.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos corrido, pero hacía mucho calor.
We would have run, but it was very hot.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que los niños corran en la casa.
I don't want the kids to run in the house.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me pidió que corriera a buscar al médico.
He asked me to run for the doctor.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que no corriesen en la piscina.
I asked them not to run at the pool.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya corrido tan rápido.
I doubt he ran that fast.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras corrido, habrías alcanzado la guagua.
If you had run, you would have caught the bus.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Corre, que viene la lluvia.
Run, the rain is coming.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No corran con las tijeras.
Don't run with the scissors.