All verbs

/kɔ̃tinye/to continueB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · an infinitive · à · de — Takes a direct object, or à/de + infinitive

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
continuons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

continu-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

continu-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

continu-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

continu-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

continu-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
continuer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

continuer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

continuer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

continuer

Past participle
continué

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

continué

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

continué

Conjugation

présent
Ije continue/ʒə kɔ̃tiny/I continue
youtu continues/ty kɔ̃tiny/you continue
he/sheil continue/il kɔ̃tiny/he continues
wenous continuons/nu kɔ̃tinyɔ̃/we continue
youvous continuez/vu kɔ̃tinye/you continue
theyils continuent/il kɔ̃tiny/they continue

Examples

  • Je continue.

    /ʒə kɔ̃.ti.ny/

    I'm carrying on.

  • Continue à chercher.

    /kɔ̃.ti.ny a ʃɛʁ.ʃe/

    Keep looking.

  • Il a continué son travail.

    /il a kɔ̃.ti.ny.e sɔ̃ tʁa.vaj/

    He carried on with his work.

Set phrases

  • continuer à

    to carry on doing

  • Bonne continuation

    Keep it up

Notes

  • à and de are both correct here and mean the same thing; à is commoner in speech.

  • Bonne continuation ! is said to someone mid-project — there is no neat English equivalent, somewhere between "keep it up" and "all the best with it".