Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Introduction to the verb continuer
The English translation of the French verb continuer is “to continue.” It is pronounced as “kohn-tee-nweh.”
The verb continuer comes from the Latin word “continuare,” meaning “to join together.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday speech since then.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, continuer is most often used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je continuerais mes études de français. (If I had more time, I would continue my French studies.)
- Nous continuerions à voyager si nous avions plus d’argent. (We would continue traveling if we had more money.)
- Tu continuerais à travailler si tu gagnais au loto? (Would you continue working if you won the lottery?)
English translations:
- If I had more time, I would continue my French studies.
- We would continue traveling if we had more money.
- Would you continue working if you won the lottery?
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of continuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | continuerais | Je continuerais à travailler. | I would continue working. |
tu | continuerais | Tu continuerais de lire. | You would continue reading. |
il | continuerait | Il continuerait à voyager. | He would continue traveling. |
elle | continuerait | Elle continuerait à chanter. | She would continue singing. |
on | continuerait | On continuerait de travailler. | One would continue working. |
nous | continuerions | Nous continuerions à apprendre. | We would continue learning. |
vous | continueriez | Vous continueriez de vous amuser. | You would continue having fun. |
ils | continueraient | Ils continueraient de danser. | They would continue dancing. |
elles | continueraient | Elles continueraient à étudier. | They would continue studying. |
Other Conjugations for Continuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb continuer
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Continuer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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