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FRENCH VERB

continuer

to carry on

  • #81 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: continué
  • Present participle: continuant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I carry on
  2. tu you carry on
  3. il, elle, on he/she carries on
  4. nous we carry on
  5. vous you carry on
  6. ils, elles they carry on

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I carried on
  2. tu you carried on
  3. il, elle, on he/she carried on
  4. nous we carried on
  5. vous you carried on
  6. ils, elles they carried on

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to carry on
  2. tu you used to carry on
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to carry on
  4. nous we used to carry on
  5. vous you used to carry on
  6. ils, elles they used to carry on

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will carry on
  2. tu you will carry on
  3. il, elle, on he/she will carry on
  4. nous we will carry on
  5. vous you will carry on
  6. ils, elles they will carry on

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would carry on
  2. tu you would carry on
  3. il, elle, on he/she would carry on
  4. nous we would carry on
  5. vous you would carry on
  6. ils, elles they would carry on

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I carry on
  2. tu (that) you carry on
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she carry on
  4. nous (that) we carry on
  5. vous (that) you carry on
  6. ils, elles (that) they carry on

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu carry on!
  2. nous carry on! (let’s)
  3. vous carry on! (plural, or formal)

How to use continuer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Vous continuez tout droit jusqu'au rond-point.

    You carry straight on to the roundabout.

  2. Past

    Il a continué à parler sans m'écouter.

    He kept talking without listening to me.

  3. Imperfect

    La pluie continuait et on attendait sous le pont.

    The rain kept on and we waited under the bridge.

  4. Future

    On continuera demain, il est tard.

    We'll carry on tomorrow, it's late.

  5. Conditional

    Je continuerais bien, mais je suis fatigué.

    I'd carry on, but I'm tired.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu continues tes exercices.

    You have to keep doing your exercises.

  7. Imperative

    Continuez, vous êtes sur la bonne route.

    Keep going, you're on the right road.

Good to know

  • Continuer à faire or continuer de faire : both are said.

Where you hear continuer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Vous continuez tout droit. You carry on straight ahead.
  • J'ai continué à marcher. I carried on walking.
  • Je vais continuer à apprendre le français. I'm going to carry on learning French.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Vous continuez tout droit. You carry on straight ahead.
  • J'ai continué à marcher. I carried on walking.
  • Je vais continuer à apprendre le français. I'm going to carry on learning French.
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Beginner Level 1 · continuer

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