Affirmative or Positive Form for 'to run'

If you want the affirmative (positive) forms of the verb "to run," you simply use the verb without a negative word like "not." Below I walk through the common affirmative forms across tenses, show examples, and give a few quick tips so you can feel confident using "run."

Key forms at a glance

• Base / infinitive: to run
• Present simple: run (I, you, we, they), runs (he, she, it)
• Present continuous: am/is/are running
• Past simple: ran
• Past continuous: was/were running
• Present perfect: have/has run
• Past perfect: had run
• Future simple: will run
• Going-to future: am/is/are going to run
• Gerund/participle: running
• Imperative (command): Run!

Examples in affirmative sentences

• Present simple: I run every morning. She runs 5 kilometers twice a week.
• Present continuous: I am running right now. They are running late.
• Past simple: He ran to catch the bus yesterday.
• Past continuous: I was running when it started to rain.
• Present perfect: We have run three races this year.
• Past perfect: By the time she arrived, he had run three laps.
• Future simple: I will run in the marathon next month.
• Going-to future: She is going to run after work.
• Gerund: Running is good for your health.
• Imperative: Run to the store and grab some milk.

Helpful notes

• Third-person singular adds an -s: he/she/it runs.
• Past simple is irregular: run -> ran. The past participle is "run" (I have run), not "ran."
• Use auxiliary verbs for continuous and perfect tenses: be + running, have + run.
• Affirmative means there is no negation. A negative would add words like "not" or use contractions: I do not run / I dont run; He did not run / He didnt run.

Quick practice

Try turning these prompts into affirmative sentences:

1. (you / present simple / every day) Answer: You run every day.
2. (she / past simple / yesterday) Answer: She ran yesterday.
3. (we / present perfect / three times) Answer: We have run three times.

That covers the main affirmative forms of "to run." If you want, I can give more examples for a specific tense or show how to change these into negative or question forms.

Additional Links

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