continuer
to continueRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | continuesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai continué | continuaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais continuer | continueraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | continuessounds the same as another form in this tense | as continuésounds the same as another form in this tense | continuaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas continuersounds the same as another form in this tense | continuerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | continuesounds the same as another form in this tense | a continuésounds the same as another form in this tense | continuaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va continuersounds the same as another form in this tense | continuerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | continuons | avons continué | continuions | allons continuer | continueronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | continuez | avez continué | continuiez | allez continuer | continuerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | continuentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont continué | continuaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont continuer | continuerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. continue covers both "I continue" and "I am continueing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and continué does not — ai continué.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so continuons gives you continuais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; continuer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on continuer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about continuer
The past participle is continué, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on continuer-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: continue, continues, continuent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know continuons you already know continuais, continuait and continuaient. Futur proche keeps continuer untouched.