Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continúo | |
| tú | continúas | |
| él / ella / usted | continúa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continúan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continué | |
| tú | continuaste | |
| él / ella / usted | continuó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continuaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continuaba | |
| tú | continuabas | |
| él / ella / usted | continuaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continuaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continuaré | |
| tú | continuarás | |
| él / ella / usted | continuará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continuarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continuaría | |
| tú | continuarías | |
| él / ella / usted | continuaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continuarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | continúe | |
| tú | continúes | |
| él / ella / usted | continúe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | continuemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | continuéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | continúen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to continue, to carry on
- to go off on, to go off of (idiomatic)
- to continue, to be continued
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations