continuar Future Conjugation
continuar — to continue
The future of continuar is regular: continuaré, continuarás, continuará, continuaremos, continuaréis, continuarán.
continuar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express that someone will continue an action or to express probability about what is happening now.
Notes on continuar in the Future
Continuar is regular in the future. You simply add the endings to the full infinitive form.
Example Sentences
Mañana continuaré con la limpieza.
Tomorrow I will continue with the cleaning.
yo
Ustedes continuarán su formación el próximo mes.
You all will continue your training next month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Continuarás viviendo en esta ciudad?
Will you continue living in this city?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: continuaré (not continué)
Why: The future tense uses the entire infinitive as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: continúo
The present of continuar uses a written accent on the 'u' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: continúo, continúas, continúa, etc.
Preterite
yo: continué
The preterite of continuar is regular: continué, continuaste, continuó, continuamos, continuasteis, continuaron.
Imperfect
yo: continuaba
The imperfect of continuar is regular: continuaba, continuabas, continuaba, continuábamos, continuabais, continuaban.
Conditional
yo: continuaría
The conditional of continuar is regular: continuaría, continuarías, continuaría, continuaríamos, continuaríais, continuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: continúe
The present subjunctive of continuar requires an accent on the 'u' in most forms: continúe, continúes, continúe, continuemos, continuéis, continúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: continuara
The imperfect subjunctive of continuar is regular: continuara, continuaras, continuara, continuáramos, continuarais, continuaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: continúa
The affirmative imperative gives direct orders: continúa (tú), continúe (usted), continuad (vosotros), continúen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no continúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no continúes, no continúe, no continuemos, no continuéis, no continúen.