The Spanish verb continuar means "to continue". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of continuar is yo continúo, tú continúas, él/ella/usted continúa, nosotros continuamos, vosotros continuáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes continúan. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 11 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | continúo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | continúas (irregular) | |
| él/ | continúa (irregular) | |
| nosotros | continuamos | |
| vosotros | continuáis | |
| ellos/ | continúan (irregular) |
| yo | continué |
|---|---|
| tú | continuaste |
| él/ | continuó |
| nosotros | continuamos |
| vosotros | continuasteis |
| ellos/ | continuaron |
| yo | continuaba |
|---|---|
| tú | continuabas |
| él/ | continuaba |
| nosotros | continuábamos |
| vosotros | continuabais |
| ellos/ | continuaban |
| yo | continuaré |
|---|---|
| tú | continuarás |
| él/ | continuará |
| nosotros | continuaremos |
| vosotros | continuaréis |
| ellos/ | continuarán |
| yo | continuaría |
|---|---|
| tú | continuarías |
| él/ | continuaría |
| nosotros | continuaríamos |
| vosotros | continuaríais |
| ellos/ | continuarían |
| yo | continúe (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | continúes (irregular) |
| él/ | continúe (irregular) |
| nosotros | continuemos |
| vosotros | continuéis |
| ellos/ | continúen (irregular) |
| tú | continúa (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | continúe (irregular) |
| nosotros | continuemos |
| vosotros | continuad |
| ustedes | continúen (irregular) |
| yo | he continuado |
|---|---|
| tú | has continuado |
| él/ | ha continuado |
| nosotros | hemos continuado |
| vosotros | habéis continuado |
| ellos/ | han continuado |
Continuar is regular, with spelling changes only. The written accent marks the hiatus in continúo, continúas, continúe, and continúen, while continuamos and continuad have no accent.
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Yes, continuar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -ar model.
The accent marks the spelling change in forms such as continúo, continúas, continúe, and continúen. Other forms such as continuamos and continuad do not have this accent.
They use haber plus continuado: he continuado, has continuado, ha continuado, hemos continuado, habéis continuado, and han continuado.