Continue V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, continue doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “continue” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is continue‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with continue verbs?
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Continue of Definition and Meaning
Continue is a verb that means to keep on doing something or to maintain.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Continue
| Base Form (V1) | continue |
| Past Form (V2) | continued |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | continued |
| s / es/ es (V4) | continues |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | continuing |
Continue of Past Simple V2
The verb Continue is also employed in its V2 form as “continued”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Continue of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “continued”. continued is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word continue is used ‘have +’continued ’ or ‘has +’continued.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘continued‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +’continued‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +’continued‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Continue V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Conjugation table: Continue | |||
| Number | Singular | ||
| Present Simple of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| continue | continue | continues | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| continue | continue | continue | |
| Present Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| am continuing | are continuing | is continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| are continuing | are continuing | are continuing | |
| Present Perfect of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| have continued | have continued | has continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have continued | have continued | have continued | |
| Present Perfect Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| have been continuing | have been continuing | has been continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have been continuing | have been continuing | have been continuing | |
| Past Simple of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| continued | continued | continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| continued | continued | continued | |
| Past Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| was continuing | were continuing | was continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| were continuing | were continuing | were continuing | |
| Past Perfect of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| had continued | had continued | had continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had continued | had continued | had continued | |
| Past Perfect Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| had been continuing | had been continuing | had been continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had been continuing | had been continuing | had been continuing | |
| Future Simple of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall continue | will/shall continue | will/shall continue | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall continue | will/shall continue | will/shall continue | |
| Future Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall be continuing | will/shall be continuing | will/shall be continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall be continuing | will/shall be continuing | will/shall be continuing | |
| Future Perfect of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have continued | will/shall have continued | will/shall have continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have continued | will/shall have continued | will/shall have continued | |
| Future Perfect Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have been continuing | will/shall have been continuing | will/shall have been continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have been continuing | will/shall have been continuing | will/shall have been continuing | |
| Conditional Present of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| would continue | would continue | would continue | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would continue | would continue | would continue | |
| Conditional Perfect of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have continued | would have continued | would have continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have continued | would have continued | would have continued | |
| Conditional Present Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| would be continuing | would be continuing | would be continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would be continuing | would be continuing | would be continuing | |
| Conditional Perfect Continuous of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have been continuing | would have been continuing | would have been continuing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have been continuing | would have been continuing | would have been continuing | |
| Present Subjunctive of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| continue | continue | continue | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| continue | continue | continue | |
| Past Subjunctive of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| continued | continued | continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| continued | continued | continued | |
| Past Perfect Subjunctive of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| had continued | had continued | had continued | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had continued | had continued | had continued | |
| Imperative of continue | I | You | She/He/It |
| continue | |||
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| Let’s continue | continue | ||
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Example Sentences with Continue V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about continue sentence examples:
+They continue to break the house.
+ You can continue with your presentation.
+ He continues to get drunk and gamble.
+ She continues to sew up the tent.
+ They continue to cut down the trees despite the warning.
Synonym Words For Continue
Synonym of continue word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of continue:
- maintain
- sustain
- preserve
- keep
- prolong
- renew
- uphold
Opposite Words For Continue
The antonym of continue word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as continue:
- stop
- discontinue
- abandon
- quit
- desist
- cease
- give up
- halt
- neglect
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Continue (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of continue?
The past tense of continue is continued. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of continue is continues. The present participle of continue is continuing. The past participle of continue is continued.
| Base Form (V1) | continue |
| Past Form (V2) | continued |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | continued |
| s / es/ ies (V4) | continues |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | continuing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of continue?
+ The V2 and V3 form of continue is “continued“.
What is the sentence of continue?
What is the past tense V2 of continue?
+ The past tense of continue is “continued“.
What is the past participle V3 of continue?
+ The past participle of continue is “continued“.
What is the present participle V5 of continue?
+ The present participle of continue is “continuing“.
Conclusion
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