Spanish verb corretear conjugation

corretear
to playfully chase or run after someone or something
regular verbPast participle: correteadoGerund: correteando

Corretear is a colloquial verb used mainly in Spain to describe playful chasing or running after someone or something, often in a lighthearted or teasing manner.

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Complete conjugation of corretear

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteo
Yo correteo en el parque cada tarde.
I run around in the park every afternoon.
correteas
Tú correteas con los niños en el patio.
You run around with the children in the yard.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorretea
Ella corretea por la playa al amanecer.
She runs around on the beach at dawn.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteamos
Nosotros correteamos en la cancha después de clases.
We run around on the field after school.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorreteáis
Vosotros correteáis en el parque los fines de semana.
You all run around in the park on weekends.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretean
Ellos corretean en el campo durante el verano.
They run around in the field during summer.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteé
Ayer corretee en el parque.
Yesterday I ran around in the park.
correteaste
Tú correteaste mucho en la fiesta.
You ran around a lot at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteó
Él correteó por la playa.
He ran around the beach.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteamos
Nosotros correteamos en el campo.
We ran around in the field.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorreteasteis
Vosotros correteasteis mucho ayer.
You all ran around a lot yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretearon
Ellos corretearon en la playa.
They ran around on the beach.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteaba
Yo correteaba por el parque de niño.
I used to run around the park as a child.
correteabas
Tú correteabas mucho en la escuela.
You used to run a lot at school.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteaba
Ella correteaba con sus amigos en verano.
She used to run around with her friends in summer.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteábamos
Nosotros correteábamos en el campo todos los días.
We used to run around in the field every day.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorreteabais
Vosotros correteabais en la playa durante las vacaciones.
You all used to run around on the beach during holidays.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorreteaban
Ellos correteaban por el vecindario en la infancia.
They used to run around the neighborhood in childhood.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy correteando
Estoy correteando en el parque ahora.
I am running around in the park now.
estás correteando
¿Estás correteando con los niños?
Are you running around with the kids?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá correteando
Ella está correteando a su perro.
She is running around with her dog.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos correteando
Estamos correteando en la playa.
We are running around on the beach.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis correteando
Vosotros estáis correteando en el jardín.
You all are running around in the garden.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán correteando
Los niños están correteando en el patio.
The children are running around in the yard.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a corretear
Voy a corretear en el parque mañana.
I am going to run around in the park tomorrow.
vas a corretear
¿Vas a corretear esta tarde?
Are you going to run around this afternoon?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a corretear
Ella va a corretear con sus amigos.
She is going to run around with her friends.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a corretear
Vamos a corretear por la playa.
We are going to run around on the beach.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a corretear
¿Vais a corretear en el parque?
Are you all going to run around in the park?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a corretear
Ellos van a corretear en la calle.
They are going to run around in the street.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorretearé
Mañana corretearé en el parque.
Tomorrow I will run around in the park.
corretearás
Tú correteearás con los perros.
You will run around with the dogs.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorretearás
Él correteará en la playa.
He will run around on the beach.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorretearremos
Nosotros corretearemos en la fiesta.
We will run around at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorretearéis
Vosotros corretearéis en el campo.
You all will run around in the countryside.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretearéis
Ellos corretearán en el parque.
They will run around in the park.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorretearía
Yo corretearía en el parque si tuviera tiempo.
I would run around in the park if I had time.
corretearías
Tú corretearías más si fueras más joven.
You would run around more if you were younger.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorretearía
Él corretearía con los perros en la calle.
He would run around with the dogs in the street.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorretearíamos
Nosotros corretearíamos por la playa si fuera verano.
We would run around on the beach if it were summer.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorretearíais
Vosotros corretearíais en el campo si estuviera soleado.
You all would run around in the countryside if it were sunny.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretearían
Ellos corretearían en el parque si no lloviera.
They would run around in the park if it didn't rain.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe correteado
Yo he correteado en el parque hoy.
I have run around in the park today.
has correteado
Tú has correteado mucho esta mañana.
You have run around a lot this morning.
Él / Ella / Ustedha correteado
Él ha correteado con los niños.
He has run around with the kids.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos correteado
Nosotros hemos correteado en la playa.
We have run around on the beach.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis correteado
Vosotros habéis correteado mucho hoy.
You all have run around a lot today.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan correteado
Ellos han correteado en el jardín.
They have run around in the garden.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía correteado
Yo había correteado en el parque antes de llover.
I had run around in the park before it rained.
habías correteado
Tú habías correteado mucho en la fiesta.
You had run around a lot at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía correteado
Ella había correteado con sus amigos antes de irse.
She had run around with her friends before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos correteado
Nosotros habíamos correteado en el campo toda la tarde.
We had run around in the field all afternoon.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais correteado
Vosotros habíais correteado por la playa.
You all had run around on the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían correteado
Ellos habían correteado antes de que llegara la policía.
They had run around before the police arrived.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré correteado
Para entonces, habré correteado mucho.
By then, I will have run around a lot.
habrás correteado
Para esa hora, habrás correteado en el parque.
By that time, you will have run around in the park.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá correteado
Cuando llegues, él ya habrá correteado mucho.
When you arrive, he will have run around a lot.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos correteado
Para entonces, habremos correteado toda la tarde.
By then, we will have run around all afternoon.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis correteado
Para mañana, habréis correteado en el campo.
By tomorrow, you all will have run around in the field.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán correteado
Cuando regresen, ya habrán correteado mucho.
When they return, they will have run around a lot.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría correteado
Yo habría correteado más si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have run around more if I had had time.
habrías correteado
Tú habrías correteado en el parque ayer.
You would have run around in the park yesterday.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría correteado
Él habría correteado si no hubiera estado cansado.
He would have run around if he hadn't been tired.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos correteado
Nosotros habríamos correteado en la playa si hubiera sido verano.
We would have run around on the beach if it had been summer.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais correteado
Vosotros habríais correteado en el campo si hubierais llegado antes.
You all would have run around in the countryside if you had arrived earlier.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían correteado
Ellos habrían correteado en el jardín si hubieran tenido tiempo.
They would have run around in the garden if they had had time.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteé
Es importante que corretee con cuidado.
It's important that he/she runs around carefully.
corretees
Espero que corretees en la carrera.
I hope that you run in the race.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteé
Es bueno que corretee en el parque.
It's good that he/she runs in the park.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteemos
Queremos que correteemos juntos.
We want us to run around together.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorreteéis
Es posible que correteéis en la playa.
It's possible that you all run on the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorreteen
Dudo que correteen en la calle.
I doubt that they run in the street.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteara
Esperaba que él correteara por el parque.
I hoped that he ran around the park.
corretearas
Dudaba que tú corretearas en la calle.
I doubted that you ran in the street.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteara
Era posible que ella correteara en el jardín.
It was possible that she ran in the garden.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteáramos
Queríamos que nosotros correteáramos juntos.
We wanted us to run together.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorretearais
Pensaba que vosotros corretearais por la playa.
I thought that you all ran along the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretearan
No creía que ellos corretearan en la fiesta.
I didn't believe that they ran at the party.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorreteare
Si tuviera tiempo, correteare en la carrera.
If I had time, I would run in the race.
correteares
Cuando llegues, correteares por la calle.
When you arrive, you will run down the street.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteare
El perro correteare por el parque mañana.
The dog will run around the park tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteáremos
Nosotros correteáremos en la playa si hace sol.
We will run on the beach if it's sunny.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorreteareis
Vosotros correteareis en la fiesta esta noche.
You all will run at the party tonight.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorretearen
Ellos corretearen en el campo mañana.
They will run in the field tomorrow.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya correteado
Es posible que haya correteado mucho ayer.
It is possible that I have run around a lot yesterday.
hayas correteado
No creo que hayas correteado tanto.
I don't think that you have run around so much.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya correteado
Es probable que él haya correteado en el parque.
It's likely that he has run around in the park.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos correteado
Quizá hayamos correteado demasiado hoy.
Maybe we have run around too much today.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis correteado
No estoy seguro de que hayáis correteado tanto.
I'm not sure that you all have run around so much.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan correteado
Es posible que hayan correteado en la playa.
It's possible that they have run around on the beach.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera correteado
Si hubiera correteado más, habría estado en forma.
If I had run around more, I would have been in shape.
hubieras correteado
Si hubieras correteado ayer, estarías cansado.
If you had run around yesterday, you would be tired.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera correteado
Ella hubiera correteado en el parque si hubiera tenido tiempo.
She had run around in the park if she had had time.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos correteado
Nosotros hubiéramos correteado más si hubiéramos sabido.
We had run around more if we had known.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais correteado
Vosotros hubierais correteado en la playa si hubierais llegado temprano.
You all had run around on the beach if you had arrived early.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran correteado
Ellos hubieran correteado en el parque si no hubiera llovido.
They had run around in the park if it hadn't rained.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere correteado
Cuando llegue, ya hubiere correteado.
When I arrive, I will have already run around.
hubieres correteado
Para entonces, tú hubieres correteado mucho.
By then, you will have already run around a lot.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere correteado
Es posible que él hubiere correteado antes.
It's possible that he will have run around before.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos correteado
Quizá nosotros hubiéremos correteado en el parque.
Maybe we will have run around in the park.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis correteado
Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis correteado mucho.
By then, you all will have run around a lot.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren correteado
Es probable que ellos hubieren correteado antes.
It's likely that they will have run around before.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocorretea
¡Corretea esa pelota!
Run after that ball!
corretea
Corretea al perro ahora.
Run after the dog now.
Él / Ella / Ustedcorreteé
Correteé esa mariposa, por favor.
Chase that butterfly, please.
Nosotros / Nosotrascorreteemos
Correteemos a los niños en el parque.
Let's chase the children in the park.
Vosotros / Vosotrascorretead
Corretead por la playa.
Run along the beach.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescorreteen
Correteen a los gatos del jardín.
Chase the cats out of the garden.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono correa
No correa esa cuerda.
Don't run that rope.
no corretees
No corretees en el pasillo.
Don't run in the hallway.
Él / Ella / Ustedno corree
No corree en la calle.
Don't run on the street.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno correteemos
No correteemos en el parque.
Let's not run around in the park.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno correteéis
No correteéis por la casa.
Don't run around the house.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno correteen
No correteen en la calle.
Don't run on the street.

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