continuar imperfect tense conjugation
Continuar (to continue) in the imperfect tense: continuaba, continuabas, continuaba, continuábamos, continuabais, continuaban.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Continuar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
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Continuar in a sentence
- Continúo trabajando hasta las seis.I continue working until six.
- Continuamos el viaje mañana.We will continue the trip tomorrow.
Written accent on ú in stressed forms (continúo, continúas).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of continuar?
Continuar in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo continuaba, tú continuabas, él/ella/usted continuaba, nosotros continuábamos, vosotros continuabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes continuaban.
Is continuar irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense continuar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so continuaba follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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