What does continuar mean?
continuar means to continue, to carry on in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to go off on, to go off of (idiomatic); to continue, to be continued.
Spanish verb guide
Continuar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn continuar, meaning to continue, to carry on, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: continuandoparticiple: continuado
Principal forms of continuar
- Infinitive
- continuar
- Gerund
- continuando
- Past participle
- continuado
Continuar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | continúo | continué | continuaba | continuaré |
| tú | continúas | continuaste | continuabas | continuarás |
| él / ella / usted | continúa | continuó | continuaba | continuará |
| nosotros/as | continuamos | continuamos | continuábamos | continuaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | continúan | continuaron | continuaban | continuarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Examples with continuar
El juicio continuará el lunes.The trial will continue Monday.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él continuó con su experimento.He carried on with his experiment.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Continúa tu historia, por favor.Please go on with your story.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate continuar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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