In Le Passé Composé, the verb courir (to run) and its derivatives* have an irregular past participle: -couru.
Note that courir uses the auxiliary avoir, although it refers to a movement (see Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past))
This also applies to its derivatives*.
This also applies to its derivatives*.
COURIR (to run)
|
j' |
ai couru |
|
tu |
as couru |
|
il / elle / on |
a couru |
|
nous |
avons couru |
|
vous |
avez couru |
|
ils/elles |
ont couru |
Here's the pattern to conjugate courir in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + couru
Here are some examples:
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
*These derivatives follow the same pattern as courir:
parcourir (to go through, to glance through...) -> parcouru
recourir à (to have recourse to, to resort to) -> recouru
concourir à (to compete, to contribute) -> concouru
secourir (to rescue) -> secouru
encourir (to incur) -> encouru
recourir à (to have recourse to, to resort to) -> recouru
concourir à (to compete, to contribute) -> concouru
secourir (to rescue) -> secouru
encourir (to incur) -> encouru
Here are more examples:
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