continuous

Don't use the continuous tense unless you are describing an ongoing action.No uses el tiempo continuo a menos que estés describiendo una acción en desarrollo.

continuous

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. continuo(a)

2. (school and university)

continuous assessmentevaluación continua

3. (computers)

continuous paper or stationerypapel continuo

4. (cinema)

continuous performancesesión continua

continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs]

adjective

continuo

modifier

continuous assessment (n) evaluación (f) continua

continuous (feed) paper (n) papel (m) continuo

continuous inventory (n) inventario (m) continuo

continuous performance (n) (in cinema) sesión (f) continua

continuous stationery (n) papel (m) continuo

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Examples

Phrases

present continuous	el presente continuo
present continuous tense	el presente continuo
past continuous	el pasado continuo
continuous distance without crash	distancia continua sin accidente
continuous positive airway pressure	la presión positiva continua en la vía aérea
past continuous tense	el pasado continuo
write sentences using the present continuous	escribir oraciones usando el presente continuo
present continuous and simple present	el presente continuo y el present simple