Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Continuar in Spanish
To continue Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Continuar
- Continuar in the Indicative Present
- Continuar in the Indicative Preterite
- Continuar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Continuar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Continuar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Continuar in the Indicative Future
- Continuar in the Indicative Conditional
- Continuar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Continuar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Continuar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Continuar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Continuar
- Imperative tenses of Continuar
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Introduction
Continuar is the Spanish verb for "to continue". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to continuar include: durar, proseguir, seguir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | continuar | to continue |
| Past participle | continuado | continued |
| Gerund | continuando | continuing |
Indicative Tenses of Continuar
Continuar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of continuar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "continúo", meaning "I continue".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continúo | I continue |
| Tú | continúas | you continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continúa | s/he continues, you (formal) continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuamos | we continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuáis | you (plural) continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continúan | they continue, you (plural formal) continue |
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Continuar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of continuar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "continué", meaning "I continued".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continué | I continued |
| Tú | continuaste | you continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuó | s/he continued, you (formal) continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuamos | we continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuasteis | you (plural) continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuaron | they continued, you (plural formal) continued |
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Continuar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of continuar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "continuaba", meaning "I used to continue".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continuaba | I used to continue |
| Tú | continuabas | you used to continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuaba | s/he used to continue, you (formal) used to continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuábamos | we used to continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuabais | you (plural) used to continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuaban | they used to continue, you (plural formal) used to continue |
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Continuar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of continuar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy continuando", meaning "I am continuing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy continuando | I am continuing |
| Tú | estás continuando | you are continuing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está continuando | s/he is continuing, you (formal) are continuing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos continuando | we are continuing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis continuando | you (plural) are continuing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están continuando | they are continuing, you (plural formal) are continuing |
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Continuar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of continuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a continuar", meaning "I am going to continue".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a continuar | I am going to continue |
| Tú | vas a continuar | you are going to continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a continuar | s/he is going to continue, you (formal) are going to continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a continuar | we are going to continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a continuar | you (plural) are going to continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a continuar | they are going to continue, you (plural formal) are going to continue |
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Continuar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of continuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "continuaré", meaning "I will continue".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continuaré | I will continue |
| Tú | continuarás | you will continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuará | s/he will continue, you (formal) will continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuaremos | we will continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuaréis | you (plural) will continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuarán | they will continue, you (plural formal) will continue |
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Continuar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of continuar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "continuaría", meaning "I would continue".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continuaría | I would continue |
| Tú | continuarías | you would continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuaría | s/he would continue, you (formal) would continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuaríamos | we would continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuaríais | you (plural) would continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuarían | they would continue, you (plural formal) would continue |
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Continuar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of continuar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he continuado", meaning "I have continued".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he continuado | I have continued |
| Tú | has continuado | you have continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha continuado | s/he has continued, you (formal) have continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos continuado | we have continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis continuado | you (plural) have continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han continuado | they have continued, you (plural formal) have continued |
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Continuar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of continuar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había continuado", meaning "I had continued".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había continuado | I had continued |
| Tú | habías continuado | you had continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había continuado | s/he had continued, you (formal) had continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos continuado | we had continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais continuado | you (plural) had continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían continuado | they had continued, you (plural formal) had continued |
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Continuar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of continuar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré continuado", meaning "I will have continued".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré continuado | I will have continued |
| Tú | habrás continuado | you will have continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá continuado | s/he will have continued, you (formal) will have continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos continuado | we will have continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis continuado | you (plural) will have continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán continuado | they will have continued, you (plural formal) will have continued |
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Continuar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of continuar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría continuado", meaning "I would have continued".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría continuado | I would have continued |
| Tú | habrías continuado | you would have continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría continuado | s/he would have continued, you (formal) would have continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos continuado | we would have continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais continuado | you (plural) would have continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían continuado | they would have continued, you (plural formal) would have continued |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Continuar
Continuar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "continúe", meaning "I continue".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continúe | I continue |
| Tú | continúes | you continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continúe | s/he continues, you (formal) continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuemos | we continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuéis | you (plural) continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continúen | they continue, you (plural formal) continue |
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Continuar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "continuara", meaning "I continued".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continuara | I continued |
| Tú | continuaras | you continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuara | s/he continued, you (formal) continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuáramos | we continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuarais | you (plural) continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuaran | they continued, you (plural formal) continued |
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Continuar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "continuare", meaning "I will continue".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | continuare | I will continue |
| Tú | continuares | you will continue |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continuare | s/he will continue, you (formal) will continue |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuáremos | we will continue |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuareis | you (plural) will continue |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continuaren | they will continue, you (plural formal) will continue |
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Continuar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya continuado", meaning "I have continued".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya continuado | I have continued |
| Tú | hayas continuado | you have continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya continuado | s/he has continued, you (formal) have continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos continuado | we have continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis continuado | you (plural) have continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan continuado | they have continued, you (plural formal) have continued |
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Continuar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera continuado", meaning "I had continued".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera continuado | I had continued |
| Tú | hubieras continuado | you had continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera continuado | s/he had continued, you (formal) had continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos continuado | we had continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais continuado | you (plural) had continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran continuado | they had continued, you (plural formal) had continued |
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Continuar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere continuado", meaning "I will have continued".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere continuado | I will have continued |
| Tú | hubieres continuado | you will have continued |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere continuado | s/he will have continued, you (formal) will have continued |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos continuado | we will have continued |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis continuado | you (plural) will have continued |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren continuado | they will have continued, you (plural formal) will have continued |
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Imperative Tenses of Continuar
Continuar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "continúe", meaning "(to you formal) continue!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | continúa | (to you) continue! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | continúe | (to you formal) continue! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | continuemos | let's continue! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | continuad | (to you plural) continue! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | continúen | (to you plural formal) continue! |
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Continuar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no continúe", meaning "(to you formal) don't continue!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no continúes | (to you) don't continue! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no continúe | (to you formal) don't continue! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no continuemos | let's not continue! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no continuéis | (to you plural) don't continue! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no continúen | (to you plural formal) don't continue! |
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