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continuar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to continue

The imperfect conjugation of continuar (regular -ar verb, ranked #87). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo continuaba
continuabas
él/ella/Ud. continuaba
nosotros continuábamos
vosotros continuabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. continuaban

Example sentence

Antes yo continuaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to continue often.

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