What does continuar mean in English?

Continuar means "to continue" in English.

How do you conjugate continuar in Spanish?

Continuar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using continuar?

Continuar has accent on ú in certain forms

How do you use continuar in a sentence?

Example: "Continuamos el viaje." which means "We continued the journey." in English.

What are synonyms for continuar?

Spanish synonyms for continuar include: seguir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Continuar

to continue

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

continuar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

continuando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

continuado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continuo I continue	I continue
tú	continuas you continue	you continue
él/ella/usted	continua he/she/you continues	he/she/you continues
nosotros	continuamos we continue	we continue
vosotros	continuáis you all continue	you all continue
ellos/ustedes	continuan they/you all continue	they/you all continue

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continuaba I used to continue	I used to continue
tú	continuabas you used to continue	you used to continue
él/ella/usted	continuaba he/she/you used to continue	he/she/you used to continue
nosotros	continuábamos we used to continue	we used to continue
vosotros	continuabais you all used to continue	you all used to continue
ellos/ustedes	continuaban they/you all used to continue	they/you all used to continue

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continué I continued	I continued
tú	continuaste you continued	you continued
él/ella/usted	continuó he/she/you continued	he/she/you continued
nosotros	continuamos we continued	we continued
vosotros	continuasteis you all continued	you all continued
ellos/ustedes	continuaron they/you all continued	they/you all continued

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continuaré I will continue	I will continue
tú	continuarás you will continue	you will continue
él/ella/usted	continuará he/she/you will continue	he/she/you will continue
nosotros	continuaremos we will continue	we will continue
vosotros	continuaréis you all will continue	you all will continue
ellos/ustedes	continuarán they/you all will continue	they/you all will continue

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continuaría I would continue	I would continue
tú	continuarías you would continue	you would continue
él/ella/usted	continuaría he/she/you would continue	he/she/you would continue
nosotros	continuaríamos we would continue	we would continue
vosotros	continuaríais you all would continue	you all would continue
ellos/ustedes	continuarían they/you all would continue	they/you all would continue

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continue that I continue	that I continue
tú	continues that you continue	that you continue
él/ella/usted	continue that he/she/you continue	that he/she/you continue
nosotros	continuemos that we continue	that we continue
vosotros	continuéis that you all continue	that you all continue
ellos/ustedes	continuen that they/you all continue	that they/you all continue

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	continuara or continuase that I continued	that I continued
tú	continuaras or continuases that you continued	that you continued
él/ella/usted	continuara or continuase that he/she/you continued	that he/she/you continued
nosotros	continuáramos or continuásemos that we continued	that we continued
vosotros	continuarais or continuaseis that you all continued	that you all continued
ellos/ustedes	continuaran or continuasen that they/you all continued	that they/you all continued

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he continuado I have continued	I have continued
tú	has continuado you have continued	you have continued
él/ella/usted	ha continuado he/she/you have continued	he/she/you have continued
nosotros	hemos continuado we have continued	we have continued
vosotros	habéis continuado you all have continued	you all have continued
ellos/ustedes	han continuado they/you all have continued	they/you all have continued

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había continuado I had continued	I had continued
tú	habías continuado you had continued	you had continued
él/ella/usted	había continuado he/she/you had continued	he/she/you had continued
nosotros	habíamos continuado we had continued	we had continued
vosotros	habíais continuado you all had continued	you all had continued
ellos/ustedes	habían continuado they/you all had continued	they/you all had continued

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube continuado I had continued	I had continued
tú	hubiste continuado you had continued	you had continued
él/ella/usted	hubo continuado he/she/you had continued	he/she/you had continued
nosotros	hubimos continuado we had continued	we had continued
vosotros	hubisteis continuado you all had continued	you all had continued
ellos/ustedes	hubieron continuado they/you all had continued	they/you all had continued

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré continuado I will have continued	I will have continued
tú	habrás continuado you will have continued	you will have continued
él/ella/usted	habrá continuado he/she/you will have continued	he/she/you will have continued
nosotros	habremos continuado we will have continued	we will have continued
vosotros	habréis continuado you all will have continued	you all will have continued
ellos/ustedes	habrán continuado they/you all will have continued	they/you all will have continued

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría continuado I would have continued	I would have continued
tú	habrías continuado you would have continued	you would have continued
él/ella/usted	habría continuado he/she/you would have continued	he/she/you would have continued
nosotros	habríamos continuado we would have continued	we would have continued
vosotros	habríais continuado you all would have continued	you all would have continued
ellos/ustedes	habrían continuado they/you all would have continued	they/you all would have continued

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya continuado that I have continued	that I have continued
tú	hayas continuado that you have continued	that you have continued
él/ella/usted	haya continuado that he/she/you have continued	that he/she/you have continued
nosotros	hayamos continuado that we have continued	that we have continued
vosotros	hayáis continuado that you all have continued	that you all have continued
ellos/ustedes	hayan continuado that they/you all have continued	that they/you all have continued

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera continuado that I had continued	that I had continued
tú	hubieras continuado that you had continued	that you had continued
él/ella/usted	hubiera continuado that he/she/you had continued	that he/she/you had continued
nosotros	hubiéramos continuado that we had continued	that we had continued
vosotros	hubierais continuado that you all had continued	that you all had continued
ellos/ustedes	hubieran continuado that they/you all had continued	that they/you all had continued

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	continua	continue! (you)
usted	continue	continue! (you formal)
nosotros	continuemos	let's continue!
vosotros	continuad	continue! (you all)
ustedes	continuen	continue! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no continues	don't continue! (you)
usted	no continue	don't continue! (you formal)
nosotros	no continuemos	let's not continue!
vosotros	no continuéis	don't continue! (you all)
ustedes	no continuen	don't continue! (you all)

More About "continuar"

Examples in Context

Continuamos el viaje.

We continued the journey.

Preterite

La reunión continúa.

The meeting continues.

Present

Ha continuado lloviendo.

It has continued raining.

Present Perfect

Continuaré trabajando.

I will continue working.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

seguir(to continue)

More common

Antonyms:

parar(to stop)

Usage Notes

•Continuar has accent on ú in certain forms
•Main meaning: to continue
•Similar to "seguir" but slightly more formal

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