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ITALIAN VERB

continuare

to continue, to keep on

  • #100 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: continuato
  • Gerund: continuando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I continue
  2. tu you continue
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she continues
  4. noi we continue
  5. voi you all continue
  6. loro they continue

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I continued
  2. tu you continued
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she continued
  4. noi we continued
  5. voi you all continued
  6. loro they continued

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to continue
  2. tu you used to continue
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to continue
  4. noi we used to continue
  5. voi you all used to continue
  6. loro they used to continue

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will continue
  2. tu you will continue
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will continue
  4. noi we will continue
  5. voi you all will continue
  6. loro they will continue

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would continue
  2. tu you would continue
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would continue
  4. noi we would continue
  5. voi you all would continue
  6. loro they would continue

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I continue
  2. tu (that) you continue
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she continue
  4. noi (that) we continue
  5. voi (that) you all continue
  6. loro (that) they continue

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu continue!
  2. Lei continue! (formal)
  3. noi continue! (let’s)
  4. voi continue! (all of you)

How to use continuare

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

  1. Present

    Continuo a studiare italiano ogni sera.

    I keep studying Italian every evening.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo continuato a parlare fino a mezzanotte.

    We kept talking until midnight.

  3. Imperfect

    Continuava a piovere e noi senza ombrello.

    It kept raining and we had no umbrella.

  4. Future

    Continuerò a lavorare da casa il venerdì.

    I'll keep working from home on Fridays.

  5. Conditional

    Continuerei volentieri, ma è tardi.

    I'd gladly carry on, but it's late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che continui a fare bel tempo.

    I hope the good weather continues.

  7. Imperative

    Continua dritto fino al semaforo.

    Keep going straight until the traffic light.

Good to know

  • Continuare a and an infinitive is "to keep doing": continua a piovere.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.