Portuguese Phrase
Vou continuar estudando.
Meaning
I will keep studying. The sentence conveys a firm intention to maintain the habit of studying, often after a pause or when outlining future plans.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to tell someone that you intend to keep studying, whether you’re talking about your daily routine, a semester plan, or responding to a question about whether you’ll stop.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Voucontinuarestudando
Ir + infinitive (future proche)
The present tense of 'ir' followed by an infinitive expresses a near‑future intention, similar to 'going to' in English.
Infinitive verb
'Continuar' stays in its infinitive form after 'ir' because it is the action that will be performed.
Gerúndio
'Estudando' is the gerund of 'estudar' and is required after 'continuar' to indicate the activity that is being continued.
🗨In Conversation
Você vai parar de estudar?
Are you going to stop studying?
Não, vou continuar estudando.
No, I’m going to keep studying.
✕Common Mistakes
Vou continuar estudar.
After 'continuar' you need the gerund, not the infinitive.
Vou continuar estudado.
The past participle 'estudado' changes the meaning to 'have studied', which is not what you want here.
↔Alternatives
Continuarei estudando.
I will continue studying.
Vou seguir estudando.
I’ll keep studying.
Pretendo continuar meus estudos.
I intend to continue my studies.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, the construction 'vou + infinitive' is very common in informal conversation and is perfectly acceptable in written Portuguese as well. If you need a more formal tone—e.g., in an academic paper—use the simple future 'continuarei estudando' or the phrase 'pretendo continuar meus estudos'.