continue

[abcdeflearn1]

continued continuous continual


Continual rain ruined the crop.


These 3 adjectives look the same to me.

I wonder if any can fit in the sentence.

Thanks

[Marius Hancu]

See:

http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/9981046523?r=9981046523#9981046523

Continued
would work, meaning "continued from the last days", but would be rare.

[Rusty]

continued continuous continual


Continual rain ruined the crop.


These 3 adjectives look the same to me.

I wonder if any can fit in the sentence.

Thanks
Continual rain ruined the crop. (It rained nearly every day).
Continuous rain ruined the crop. (It rained without stopping).
Continued rain ruined the crop. (Doesn't fit this sentence).
Continue (intransitive verb) The rain continued.
Continue (transitive verb) The rain was continued -- by whom?

[abcdeflearn1]

Thank you.:)

[Rusty]

Continual rain ruined the crop. (It rained nearly every day).
Continuous rain ruined the crop. (It rained without stopping).
Continued rain ruined the crop. (Doesn't fit this sentence).
Continue (intransitive verb) The rain continued.
Continue (transitive verb) The rain was continued -- by whom?
Here's an example of how to use continued.
The first part of the story was in last week's newspaper. The continued story will appear next week.