/kɔ̃tinɥe/
Translation
to continue, to keep going
Word origin
From Latin continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- continuare
- English cognates
- continue, continuous, continual
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | continue | continuais | continuai | continuerai | continuerais |
| tu | continues | continuais | continuas | continueras | continuerais |
| il/elle | continue | continuait | continua | continuera | continuerait |
| nous | continuons | continuions | continuâmes | continuerons | continuerions |
| vous | continuez | continuiez | continuâtes | continuerez | continueriez |
| ils/elles | continuent | continuaient | continuèrent | continueront | continueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | continue | continuasse |
| tu | continues | continuasses |
| il/elle | continue | continuât |
| nous | continuions | continuassions |
| vous | continuiez | continuassiez |
| ils/elles | continuent | continuassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | continue |
| nous | continuons |
| vous | continuez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- continuant
- Past participle
- continué · continuée · continués · continuées
Examples
cette .
Continue on this road for another three kilometres.
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He decided to continue his studies despite the lack of money.
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The rain has continued since this morning without showing any sign of stopping.
, .
If you carry on like that, you'll end up falling ill.
cette .
We will continue this discussion at the next meeting.
est un verbe regulier du premier groupe. Continuer a ou continuer de + infinitif (both are correct) exprime la persistance d'une action. Continuer sa route (to carry on one's way) et continuer sur sa lancee (to keep the momentum going) sont des expressions courantes.
A suivre (to be continued) est la formule des series et feuilletons. Sans continuer (without continuing) et pour continuer (in order to continue) sont des constructions communes. Continuation (f) et continu / continue (continuous) sont les derives. Continuel exprime la repetition sans arret.
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