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Conjugation of the French verb continuer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb continuer, along with their English translations.

continuer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
continuer	to continue

Present		Scored
je continue	I continue
tu continues	you continue
il continue	he continues
elle continue	she continues
nous continuons	we continue
vous continuez	you continue
ils continuent	they continue
elles continuent	they continue

Imperfect		Scored
je continuais	I was continuing
tu continuais	you were continuing
il continuait	he was continuing
elle continuait	she was continuing
nous continuions	we were continuing
vous continuiez	you were continuing
ils continuaient	they were continuing
elles continuaient	they were continuing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je continuai	I continued
tu continuas	you continued
il continua	he continued
elle continua	she continued
nous continuâmes	we continued
vous continuâtes	you continued
ils continuèrent	they continued
elles continuèrent	they continued

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai continué	I continued
tu as continué	you continued
il a continué	he continued
elle a continué	she continued
nous avons continué	we continued
vous avez continué	you continued
ils ont continué	they continued
elles ont continué	they continued

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais continué	I had continued
tu avais continué	you had continued
il avait continué	he had continued
elle avait continué	she had continued
nous avions continué	we had continued
vous aviez continué	you had continued
ils avaient continué	they had continued
elles avaient continué	they had continued

Future		Scored
je continuerai	I will continue
tu continueras	you will continue
il continuera	he will continue
elle continuera	she will continue
nous continuerons	we will continue
vous continuerez	you will continue
ils continueront	they will continue
elles continueront	they will continue

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai continué	I will have continued
tu auras continué	you will have continued
il aura continué	he will have continued
elle aura continué	she will have continued
nous aurons continué	we will have continued
vous aurez continué	you will have continued
ils auront continué	they will have continued
elles auront continué	they will have continued

Conditional		Scored
je continuerais	I would continue
tu continuerais	you would continue
il continuerait	he would continue
elle continuerait	she would continue
nous continuerions	we would continue
vous continueriez	you would continue
ils continueraient	they would continue
elles continueraient	they would continue

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais continué	I would have continued
tu aurais continué	you would have continued
il aurait continué	he would have continued
elle aurait continué	she would have continued
nous aurions continué	we would have continued
vous auriez continué	you would have continued
ils auraient continué	they would have continued
elles auraient continué	they would have continued

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je continue	(... that) I continue
(... que) tu continues	(... that) you continue
(... que) il continue	(... that) he continues
(... que) elle continue	(... that) she continues
(... que) nous continuions	(... that) we continue
(... que) vous continuiez	(... that) you continue
(... que) ils continuent	(... that) they continue
(... que) elles continuent	(... that) they continue

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je continuasse	(... that) I was continuing
(... que) tu continuasses	(... that) you were continuing
(... que) il continuât	(... that) he was continuing
(... que) elle continuât	(... that) she was continuing
(... que) nous continuassions	(... that) we were continuing
(... que) vous continuassiez	(... that) you were continuing
(... que) ils continuassent	(... that) they were continuing
(... que) elles continuassent	(... that) they were continuing

Imperative		Scored
continue	Continue
continuons	Let's continue
continuez	Continue

Present Participle		Scored
continuant	continuing

Past Participle		Scored
continué	continued

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