Continuar imperfect conjugation
Continuar in the imperfect: continuaba, continuabas, continuaba, continuábamos, continuabais, continuaban.
- to continue; to go on
- stem accent (u→ú)
- Participle: continuado
- Gerund: continuando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | continuaba |
|---|---|
| tú | continuabas |
| él/ella/usted | continuaba |
| nosotros | continuábamos |
| vosotros | continuabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | continuaban |
How to use continuar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular with no extra accents on the u: continuaba, continuabas, continuaba, continuábamos, continuaban. Use it for situations that went on in the past: La lluvia continuaba. With a gerund, it shows persistence: Continuaba insistiendo. It sets the background for something else that happened. Remember the accent on continuábamos, which every -ar verb has in the nosotros imperfect form.
Examples
La lluvia continuaba cuando salimos de la oficina.
The rain was still going when we left the office.
El cliente continuaba insistiendo en el descuento.
The client kept insisting on the discount.
A pesar de los cambios, el equipo continuaba igual de motivado.
Despite the changes, the team remained just as motivated.
Quick check: continuar in the imperfect
More continuar tenses
- All continuar tenses
- Continuar present
- Continuar preterite
- Continuar future
- Continuar conditional
- Continuar present subjunctive
- Continuar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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