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il continua

continued

→ continuer
continu continue, keep going + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #13,374
continued Often the simple past (passé simple) of « continuer », mostly used in writing and stories.
FR: Il continua à marcher malgré la pluie.
EN: He continued walking despite the rain.
Conjugation of continuer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third continua continuèrent

Elle continua à travailler.

She continued to work.

Tom continua de chanter.

Tom continued to sing.

Elle essaya de le réconforter mais il continua à pleurer.

She tried to comfort him but he continued to cry.

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

He continued to play, trying in vain to recover.

Tom continua à travailler.

Tom continued to work.

Le chat affamé continua de miauler derrière la fenêtre.

The hungry cat continued to meow outside the window.

Cela continua toute la nuit.

This continued all night.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

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

He continued reading his book as if nothing had happened.

Tom continua à jouer.

Tom continued to play.

Ça continua ainsi.

It continued like this.

— Fight Club (1999)

Elle continua à étudier pendant toute sa vie.

She continued to study throughout her life.

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

Although it was very late, he continued working.

Tom continua de 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.

Le chat continua de miauler.

The cat continued to meow.

Il continua à se moquer de moi.

He continued to make fun of me.

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

Tom continued to study French for three more years.

Il continua à attendre pendant des heures et des heures.

He continued to wait for hours and hours.

Tom continua à marcher.

Tom continued walking.

Bill continua à pleurer pendant des heures.

Bill continued to cry for hours.

Il continua d'écrire une lettre.

He continued writing a letter.

Tom continua de lire.

Tom continued reading.

Elle continua d'écrire des histoires sur les animaux.

She continued writing stories about animals.

Tom continua.

Tom continued.

Il continua à chanter.

He continued to sing.

Tom continua à parler.

Tom continued talking.

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

Although she was tired, she continued working.

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.

Ceci continua avec tous les animaux.

This continued with all the animals.

— Apocalypto (2006)