Continue – English Verbs Conjugation

continue continues continuing continued

Continue means to persist in an activity, or to resume after interruption. Regular verb: continue-continued-continued.

Meanings

To persist in doing
To resume after stopping
To extend further

Common Collocations

continue to to be continued continue with continue reading continued success

Tip for Learners

Continue + infinitive: continue to work. Continue + gerund: continue working. Both are correct.

Present Simple

I	continue
you	continue
he/she/it	continues
we	continue
they	continue

Examples - Present Simple

I continue to work hard every day.
You continue making progress.
She continues her studies abroad.
We continue our journey together.
They continue to support the cause.

Present Continuous

I	am continuing
you	are continuing
he/she/it	is continuing
we	are continuing
they	are continuing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am continuing with the project.
You are continuing your education.
He is continuing the investigation.
We are continuing our efforts.
They are continuing the tradition.

Present Perfect

I	have continued
you	have continued
he/she/it	has continued
we	have continued
they	have continued

Examples - Present Perfect

I have continued despite the obstacles.
You have continued to improve.
She has continued her research.
We have continued the partnership.
They have continued to thrive.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been continuing
you	have been continuing
he/she/it	has been continuing
we	have been continuing
they	have been continuing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been continuing my work here.
You have been continuing your studies.
He has been continuing the project.
We have been continuing our efforts.
They have been continuing the tradition.

Past Simple

I	continued
you	continued
he/she/it	continued
we	continued
they	continued

Examples - Past Simple

I continued working despite the challenges.
You continued your journey alone.
She continued her speech after the interruption.
We continued the meeting after lunch.
They continued to support us.

Past Continuous

I	was continuing
you	were continuing
he/she/it	was continuing
we	were continuing
they	were continuing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was continuing when you arrived.
You were continuing your work all night.
He was continuing the investigation.
We were continuing despite the difficulties.
They were continuing their journey.

Past Perfect

I	had continued
you	had continued
he/she/it	had continued
we	had continued
they	had continued

Examples - Past Perfect

I had continued before taking a break.
You had continued your studies before working.
She had continued the project before leaving.
We had continued despite warnings.
They had continued the tradition for years.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been continuing
you	had been continuing
he/she/it	had been continuing
we	had been continuing
they	had been continuing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been continuing for hours before stopping.
You had been continuing your education.
He had been continuing the work alone.
We had been continuing despite challenges.
They had been continuing for years.

Future Simple

I	will continue
you	will continue
he/she/it	will continue
we	will continue
they	will continue

Examples - Future Simple

I will continue to support you.
You will continue your journey tomorrow.
She will continue her research next year.
We will continue the project.
They will continue the tradition.

Future Continuous

I	will be continuing
you	will be continuing
he/she/it	will be continuing
we	will be continuing
they	will be continuing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be continuing my work all week.
You will be continuing your studies.
He will be continuing the investigation.
We will be continuing our efforts.
They will be continuing the mission.

Future Perfect

I	will have continued
you	will have continued
he/she/it	will have continued
we	will have continued
they	will have continued

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have continued for ten years by then.
You will have continued your education.
She will have continued her research.
We will have continued the partnership.
They will have continued the tradition.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been continuing
you	will have been continuing
he/she/it	will have been continuing
we	will have been continuing
they	will have been continuing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been continuing for decades.
You will have been continuing your work.
She will have been continuing research.
We will have been continuing efforts.
They will have been continuing the mission.