French reference
continuer
to continue
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I continue |
| tu | you continue |
| il/elle/on | he/she continues |
| nous | we continue |
| vous | you (plural/formal) continue |
| ils/elles | they continue |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I continued; I have continued |
| tu | you continued; you have continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she continued; he/she has continued |
| nous | we continued; we have continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) continued; you (plural/formal) have continued |
| ils/elles | they continued; they have continued |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to continue |
| tu | you used to continue |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to continue |
| nous | we used to continue |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to continue |
| ils/elles | they used to continue |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had continued |
| tu | you had continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she had continued |
| nous | we had continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had continued |
| ils/elles | they had continued |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will continue |
| tu | you will continue |
| il/elle/on | he/she will continue |
| nous | we will continue |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will continue |
| ils/elles | they will continue |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have continued |
| tu | you will have continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have continued |
| nous | we will have continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have continued |
| ils/elles | they will have continued |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to continue |
| tu | you are going to continue |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to continue |
| nous | we are going to continue |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to continue |
| ils/elles | they are going to continue |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just continued |
| tu | you have just continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just continued |
| nous | we have just continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just continued |
| ils/elles | they have just continued |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I continued |
| tu | you continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she continued |
| nous | we continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) continued |
| ils/elles | they continued |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had continued |
| tu | you had continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she had continued |
| nous | we had continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had continued |
| ils/elles | they had continued |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would continue |
| tu | you would continue |
| il/elle/on | he/she would continue |
| nous | we would continue |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would continue |
| ils/elles | they would continue |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have continued |
| tu | you would have continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have continued |
| nous | we would have continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have continued |
| ils/elles | they would have continued |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have continued |
| tu | you would have continued |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have continued |
| nous | we would have continued |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have continued |
| ils/elles | they would have continued |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I continue |
| tu | (that) you continue |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she continues |
| nous | (that) we continue |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) continue |
| ils/elles | (that) they continue |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have continued |
| tu | (that) you have continued |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has continued |
| nous | (that) we have continued |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have continued |
| ils/elles | (that) they have continued |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I continued |
| tu | (that) you continued |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she continued |
| nous | (that) we continued |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) continued |
| ils/elles | (that) they continued |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had continued |
| tu | (that) you had continued |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had continued |
| nous | (that) we had continued |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had continued |
| ils/elles | (that) they had continued |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | continue! |
| nous | let's continue! |
| vous | continue! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have continued by then! |
| nous | let's have continued by then! |
| vous | have continued by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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