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il continua

continued

→ continuer
continu to continue, to keep going + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #13,990
continued The passé simple is mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Il continua à lire.
EN: He continued to read.
Conjugation of continuer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third continua continuèrent

Il continua un long moment jusqu'à ce que je comprenne ce qu'il voulait.

He went on for a long time until I understood what he wanted.

— Suzhou River (2000)

Tom continua à étudier le français pendant trois années de plus.

Tom continued to study French for three more years.

Elle continua à étudier pendant toute sa vie.

She continued to study throughout her life.

Il continua à attendre pendant des heures et des heures.

He continued to wait for hours and hours.

Tom continua à jouer.

Tom continued to play.

Bien qu'il fût très tard, il continua à travailler.

Although it was very late, he continued working.

Elle continua d'écrire des histoires sur les animaux.

She continued writing stories about animals.

Il continua à jouer, essayant en vain de se refaire.

He continued to play, trying in vain to recover.

Le chat continua de miauler.

The cat continued to meow.

Elle essaya de le réconforter mais il continua à pleurer.

She tried to comfort him but he continued to cry.

Tom continua de chanter.

Tom continued to sing.

Tom continua à travailler.

Tom continued to work.

Cette observation faite, Mr. Fogg continua tranquillement à dîner.

Having made this observation, Mr. Fogg calmly continued with his dinner.

Le fil continua de s’éloigner de Goddard.

The thread continued to move away from Goddard.

Tom continua.

Tom continued.

Tom continua à marcher.

Tom continued walking.

Ceci continua avec tous les animaux.

This continued with all the animals.

— Apocalypto (2006)

Bien qu'elle fût fatiguée, elle continua à travailler.

Although she was tired, she continued working.

Tom continua de lire.

Tom continued reading.

Le train continua vers le Havre.

The train continued on to Le Havre.

Il continua à chanter.

He continued to sing.

Tom continua à parler.

Tom continued talking.

Il continua d'écrire une lettre.

He continued writing a letter.

Bill continua à pleurer pendant des heures.

Bill continued to cry for hours.

Tom continua de creuser.

Tom continued digging.

Cela continua toute la nuit.

This continued all night.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ça continua ainsi.

It continued like this.

— Fight Club (1999)

Le chat affamé continua de miauler derrière la fenêtre.

The hungry cat continued to meow outside the window.

Il continua de boire au mépris de l'avertissement de son médecin.

He continued to drink despite his doctor's warning.

Tom continua à creuser.

Tom continued digging.

La police continua à rechercher un article volé pendant un mois.

The police continued to search for a stolen item for a month.

Il continua de lire son livre comme si rien ne s'était passé.

He continued reading his book as if nothing had happened.

Elle continua à travailler.

She continued to work.

Il continua à se moquer de moi.

He continued to make fun of me.