What kind of word is "continue"

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This is a sentence I saw but I was not sure it is correct...
I know there are certain verbs which are present simple at all tenses.
is "continue" one of which?

this is the sentence: "We continue (verb+ing) it later..."
and not "will be continuing it..." or will continue (gerund/infinitive)...."

Cool Breeze · Accepted Answer

PicnicI know there are certain verbs which are present simple at all tenses.

I'm not quite sure I understand you. Continue can be used in all the tenses there are in the English language. It can be followed by an infinitive or a gerund. If a noun follows, you can add with if you like.

He continued to walk / walking.
He continued [with] his work.

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Picnic · Answer

Is it like "when" or "before"
I mean this: "We continue it after you will come back"
"We will continue it after you come back"
"We continue it after you come back"
What is the correct form?

Cool Breeze · Answer

Picnic "We will continue it after you come back"

The above sentence is correct. The future tense (will) isn't normally used in temporal and conditional subordinate clauses, in other words in clauses beginning with words such as when, after, before, until, if etc.

We will do it when you come back.
When you come back, we will do it.

We'll do it if you come back.
We'll do it before you come back.
We will not do it until you come back.

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