Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | corretear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | correteando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar correteando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Corretear conjugation
corretear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning race around. In the present tense: yo correteo, tú correteas, él/ella corretea, nosotros correteamos, vosotros correteáis, ellos corretean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- corretear
- Gerundio
- correteando
- Meaning
- race around
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Corretear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | correteo | Yo correteo por el patio con mis sobrinos.I race around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | correteas | Normalmente, tú correteas detrás del perro toda la tarde.You usually race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | corretea | Hoy, el hijo del portero corretea por la cocina descalzo.Today, the doorman's son races around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | correteamos | A veces, nosotros correteamos entre los puestos del mercado.At times, we race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | correteáis | Ahora, vosotros correteáis por la playa cuando baja el sol.Right now, you all race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | corretean | Casi siempre, los niños del bloque corretean por las escaleras del edificio.Most of the time, the kids in the building race around the stairwell in the building. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he correteado | Este año, yo he correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos.This year, I have raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | has correteado | Últimamente, tú has correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde.Lately, you have raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | ha correteado | En estos meses, el hijo del portero ha correteado por la cocina descalzo.In these months, the doorman's son has raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | hemos correteado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos correteado entre los puestos del mercado.So far, we have raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | habéis correteado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol.This term, you all have raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | han correteado | En este tiempo, los niños del bloque han correteado por las escaleras del edificio.During this time, the kids in the building have raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | correteé | Ayer, yo correteé por el patio con mis sobrinos.Yesterday, I raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | correteaste | Hace un rato, tú correteaste detrás del perro toda la tarde.A little while ago, you raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | correteó | Esta mañana, el hijo del portero correteó por la cocina descalzo.This morning, the doorman's son raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | correteamos | Anoche, nosotros correteamos entre los puestos del mercado.Last night, we raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | correteasteis | El sábado, vosotros correteasteis por la playa cuando baja el sol.On Saturday, you all raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | corretearon | Hace poco, los niños del bloque corretearon por las escaleras del edificio.Not long ago, the kids in the building raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | correteaba | Antes, yo correteaba por el patio con mis sobrinos.Before, I used to race around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | correteabas | Por entonces, tú correteabas detrás del perro toda la tarde.Back then, you used to race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | correteaba | En esa época, el hijo del portero correteaba por la cocina descalzo.At that time, the doorman's son used to race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | correteábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros correteábamos entre los puestos del mercado.When that was normal, we used to race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | correteabais | Hace años, vosotros correteabais por la playa cuando baja el sol.Years ago, you all used to race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | correteaban | En aquellos días, los niños del bloque correteaban por las escaleras del edificio.In those days, the kids in the building used to race around the stairwell in the building. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había correteado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos.When you arrived, I had already raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | habías correteado | Para entonces, tú ya habías correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde.By then, you had already raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | había correteado | Al volver, el hijo del portero ya había correteado por la cocina descalzo.When we came back, the doorman's son had already raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | habíamos correteado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos correteado entre los puestos del mercado.Before talking it through, we had already raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | habíais correteado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol.When you looked again, you all had already raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | habían correteado | Para ese momento, los niños del bloque ya habían correteado por las escaleras del edificio.By that moment, the kids in the building had already raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube correteado | Apenas yo hube correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos, todo cambió.As soon as I had raced around the yard with my nephews, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste correteado | En cuanto tú hubiste correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde, se notó.The moment you had raced around after the dog all afternoon, it showed. |
| él | hubo correteado | No bien el hijo del portero hubo correteado por la cocina descalzo, hubo ruido.As soon as the doorman's son had raced around the kitchen barefoot, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos correteado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos correteado entre los puestos del mercado, seguimos adelante.Once we had raced around between the market stalls, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis correteado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had raced around along the beach as the sun goes down, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron correteado | En cuanto los niños del bloque hubieron correteado por las escaleras del edificio, el ambiente cambió.The moment the kids in the building had raced around the stairwell in the building, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corretearé | Mañana, yo corretearé por el patio con mis sobrinos.Tomorrow, I will race around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | corretearás | Dentro de poco, tú corretearás detrás del perro toda la tarde.Soon, you will race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | correteará | Esta tarde, el hijo del portero correteará por la cocina descalzo.This afternoon, the doorman's son will race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | corretearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros corretearemos entre los puestos del mercado.Next week, we will race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | corretearéis | Pronto, vosotros corretearéis por la playa cuando baja el sol.Before long, you all will race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | corretearán | Más adelante, los niños del bloque corretearán por las escaleras del edificio.Later on, the kids in the building will race around the stairwell in the building. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré correteado | Para entonces, yo ya habré correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos.By then, I will already have raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | habrás correteado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde.Before closing time, you will already have raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | habrá correteado | Al final del día, el hijo del portero ya habrá correteado por la cocina descalzo.By the end of the day, the doorman's son will already have raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | habremos correteado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos correteado entre los puestos del mercado.By tomorrow, we will already have raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | habréis correteado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol.Before leaving, you all will already have raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | habrán correteado | Para esa hora, los niños del bloque ya habrán correteado por las escaleras del edificio.By that hour, the kids in the building will already have raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corretearía | En un caso así, yo corretearía por el patio con mis sobrinos.In a case like that, I would race around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | corretearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú corretearías detrás del perro toda la tarde.With a little more time, you would race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | corretearía | En esa situación, el hijo del portero corretearía por la cocina descalzo.In that situation, the doorman's son would race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | corretearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros corretearíamos entre los puestos del mercado.With that outlook, we would race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | corretearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros corretearíais por la playa cuando baja el sol.If it came to that, you all would race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | corretearían | En un día así, los niños del bloque corretearían por las escaleras del edificio.On a day like that, the kids in the building would race around the stairwell in the building. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría correteado | En otro momento, yo habría correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos.At another moment, I would have raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | habrías correteado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde.With a little more margin, you would have raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | habría correteado | A esas alturas, el hijo del portero habría correteado por la cocina descalzo.By then, the doorman's son would have raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | habríamos correteado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos correteado entre los puestos del mercado.With that turn, we would have raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | habríais correteado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol.At that point, you all would have raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | habrían correteado | En ese punto, los niños del bloque habrían correteado por las escaleras del edificio.From there, the kids in the building would have raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corretee | Es mejor que yo corretee por el patio con mis sobrinos.It is better that I race around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | corretees | Hace falta que tú corretees detrás del perro toda la tarde.It is necessary that you race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | corretee | Conviene que el hijo del portero corretee por la cocina descalzo.It is wise that the doorman's son race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | correteemos | Importa que nosotros correteemos entre los puestos del mercado.It matters that we race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | correteéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros correteéis por la playa cuando baja el sol.It may help if you all race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | correteen | Es posible que los niños del bloque correteen por las escaleras del edificio.It is possible that the kids in the building race around the stairwell in the building. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya correteado | Ojalá yo haya correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos.Hopefully I have raced around the yard with my nephews. |
| tú | hayas correteado | Puede que tú ya hayas correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde.Maybe you already have raced around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | haya correteado | Tal vez el hijo del portero haya correteado por la cocina descalzo.Perhaps the doorman's son has raced around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | hayamos correteado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos correteado entre los puestos del mercado.Maybe we already have raced around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | hayáis correteado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol.It is likely that you all have raced around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | hayan correteado | Puede ser que los niños del bloque ya hayan correteado por las escaleras del edificio.It may be that the kids in the building already have raced around the stairwell in the building. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | correteara | Si yo correteara por el patio con mis sobrinos, se notaría enseguida.If I raced around the yard with my nephews, it would show right away. |
| tú | corretearas | Si tú corretearas detrás del perro toda la tarde, costaría ocultarlo.If you raced around after the dog all afternoon, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | correteara | Si el hijo del portero correteara por la cocina descalzo, daría mucho que hablar.If the doorman's son raced around the kitchen barefoot, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | correteáramos | Si nosotros correteáramos entre los puestos del mercado, todo iría por otro lado.If we raced around between the market stalls, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | corretearais | Si vosotros corretearais por la playa cuando baja el sol, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all raced around along the beach as the sun goes down, the mood would change. |
| ellos | corretearan | Si los niños del bloque corretearan por las escaleras del edificio, la escena sería otra.If the kids in the building raced around the stairwell in the building, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera correteado | Si yo hubiera correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos, aún se recordaría.If I had raced around the yard with my nephews, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras correteado | Si tú hubieras correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde, eso habría dejado marca.If you had raced around after the dog all afternoon, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera correteado | Si el hijo del portero hubiera correteado por la cocina descalzo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the doorman's son had raced around the kitchen barefoot, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos correteado | Si nosotros hubiéramos correteado entre los puestos del mercado, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had raced around between the market stalls, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais correteado | Si vosotros hubierais correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had raced around along the beach as the sun goes down, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran correteado | Si los niños del bloque hubieran correteado por las escaleras del edificio, nada habría quedado igual.If the kids in the building had raced around the stairwell in the building, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | correteare | Si yo correteare por el patio con mis sobrinos, se notará enseguida.If I race around the yard with my nephews, it will show right away. |
| tú | correteares | Si tú correteares detrás del perro toda la tarde, costará ignorarlo.If you race around after the dog all afternoon, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | correteare | Si el hijo del portero correteare por la cocina descalzo, dará mucho que hablar.If the doorman's son races around the kitchen barefoot, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | correteáremos | Si nosotros correteáremos entre los puestos del mercado, todo irá por otro camino.If we race around between the market stalls, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | correteareis | Si vosotros correteareis por la playa cuando baja el sol, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all race around along the beach as the sun goes down, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | corretearen | Si los niños del bloque corretearen por las escaleras del edificio, la escena será distinta.If the kids in the building race around the stairwell in the building, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere correteado | Cuando yo hubiere correteado por el patio con mis sobrinos, ya se notará.When I have raced around the yard with my nephews, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres correteado | En cuanto tú hubieres correteado detrás del perro toda la tarde, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have raced around after the dog all afternoon, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere correteado | Cuando el hijo del portero hubiere correteado por la cocina descalzo, se verá de inmediato.When the doorman's son has raced around the kitchen barefoot, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos correteado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos correteado entre los puestos del mercado, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have raced around between the market stalls, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis correteado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis correteado por la playa cuando baja el sol, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have raced around along the beach as the sun goes down, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren correteado | En cuanto los niños del bloque hubieren correteado por las escaleras del edificio, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the kids in the building have raced around the stairwell in the building, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | corretea | corretea detrás del perro toda la tarde.Race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | corretee | Que el hijo del portero corretee por la cocina descalzo.Let the doorman's son race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | correteemos | correteemos entre los puestos del mercado.Race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | corretead | corretead por la playa cuando baja el sol.Race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | correteen | Que los niños del bloque correteen por las escaleras del edificio.Let the kids in the building race around the stairwell in the building. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no corretees | No no corretees detrás del perro toda la tarde.Do not race around after the dog all afternoon. |
| él | no corretee | Que el hijo del portero no no corretee por la cocina descalzo.Let the doorman's son not race around the kitchen barefoot. |
| nosotros | no correteemos | No no correteemos entre los puestos del mercado.Let us not race around between the market stalls. |
| vosotros | no correteéis | No no correteéis por la playa cuando baja el sol.Do not race around along the beach as the sun goes down. |
| ellos | no correteen | Que los niños del bloque no no correteen por las escaleras del edificio.Let the kids in the building not race around the stairwell in the building. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ por el patio con mis sobrinos.
I race around the yard with my nephews.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'corretear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'corretear' means to race around. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is corretear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Corretear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate corretear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of corretear: yo correteo, tú correteas, él/ella/usted corretea, nosotros correteamos, vosotros correteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes corretean.
- How do you conjugate corretear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of corretear: yo correteé, tú correteaste, él/ella/usted correteó, nosotros correteamos, vosotros correteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes corretearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of corretear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of corretear: yo correteaba, tú correteabas, él/ella/usted correteaba, nosotros correteábamos, vosotros correteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes correteaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of corretear?
- The past participle of corretear is 'correteado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he correteado' (I have race arounded), 'has correteado', 'ha correteado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of corretear?
- The gerundio of corretear is 'correteando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy correteando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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