What does seguir mean in English?

Seguir means "to follow/continue" in English.

How do you conjugate seguir in Spanish?

Seguir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with seguir?

Common idiomatic expressions using seguir include: "seguir adelante" (to move forward / to carry on), "seguir la corriente" (to go along with / to go with the flow), "seguir en pie" (to still be standing / to remain valid). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using seguir?

Seguir is a stem-changing verb: e→i in present (sigo, sigues) and preterite (siguió, siguieron)

What verbs are related to seguir?

Verbs related to seguir include: conseguir, perseguir, proseguir. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use seguir in a sentence?

Example: "Sigo estudiando español todos los días." which means "I continue studying Spanish every day." in English.

What are synonyms for seguir?

Spanish synonyms for seguir include: continuar, perseguir, proseguir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Seguir

to follow/continue

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

seguir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

siguiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

seguido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sigo I follow/continue	I follow/continue
tú	sigues you follow/continue	you follow/continue
él/ella/usted	sigue he/she/you follow/continues	he/she/you follow/continues
nosotros	seguimos we follow/continue	we follow/continue
vosotros	seguís you all follow/continue	you all follow/continue
ellos/ustedes	siguen they/you all follow/continue	they/you all follow/continue

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	seguía I used to follow/continue	I used to follow/continue
tú	seguías you used to follow/continue	you used to follow/continue
él/ella/usted	seguía he/she/you used to follow/continue	he/she/you used to follow/continue
nosotros	seguíamos we used to follow/continue	we used to follow/continue
vosotros	seguíais you all used to follow/continue	you all used to follow/continue
ellos/ustedes	seguían they/you all used to follow/continue	they/you all used to follow/continue

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	seguí I follow/continued	I follow/continued
tú	seguiste you follow/continued	you follow/continued
él/ella/usted	siguió he/she/you follow/continued	he/she/you follow/continued
nosotros	seguimos we follow/continued	we follow/continued
vosotros	seguisteis you all follow/continued	you all follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	siguieron they/you all follow/continued	they/you all follow/continued

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	seguiré I will follow/continue	I will follow/continue
tú	seguirás you will follow/continue	you will follow/continue
él/ella/usted	seguirá he/she/you will follow/continue	he/she/you will follow/continue
nosotros	seguiremos we will follow/continue	we will follow/continue
vosotros	seguiréis you all will follow/continue	you all will follow/continue
ellos/ustedes	seguirán they/you all will follow/continue	they/you all will follow/continue

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	seguiría I would follow/continue	I would follow/continue
tú	seguirías you would follow/continue	you would follow/continue
él/ella/usted	seguiría he/she/you would follow/continue	he/she/you would follow/continue
nosotros	seguiríamos we would follow/continue	we would follow/continue
vosotros	seguiríais you all would follow/continue	you all would follow/continue
ellos/ustedes	seguirían they/you all would follow/continue	they/you all would follow/continue

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	siga that I follow/continue	that I follow/continue
tú	sigas that you follow/continue	that you follow/continue
él/ella/usted	siga that he/she/you follow/continue	that he/she/you follow/continue
nosotros	sigamos that we follow/continue	that we follow/continue
vosotros	sigáis that you all follow/continue	that you all follow/continue
ellos/ustedes	sigan that they/you all follow/continue	that they/you all follow/continue

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	siguiera or siguiese that I follow/continued	that I follow/continued
tú	siguieras or siguieses that you follow/continued	that you follow/continued
él/ella/usted	siguiera or siguiese that he/she/you follow/continued	that he/she/you follow/continued
nosotros	siguiéramos or siguiésemos that we follow/continued	that we follow/continued
vosotros	siguierais or siguieseis that you all follow/continued	that you all follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	siguieran or siguiesen that they/you all follow/continued	that they/you all follow/continued

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he seguido I have follow/continued	I have follow/continued
tú	has seguido you have follow/continued	you have follow/continued
él/ella/usted	ha seguido he/she/you have follow/continued	he/she/you have follow/continued
nosotros	hemos seguido we have follow/continued	we have follow/continued
vosotros	habéis seguido you all have follow/continued	you all have follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	han seguido they/you all have follow/continued	they/you all have follow/continued

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había seguido I had follow/continued	I had follow/continued
tú	habías seguido you had follow/continued	you had follow/continued
él/ella/usted	había seguido he/she/you had follow/continued	he/she/you had follow/continued
nosotros	habíamos seguido we had follow/continued	we had follow/continued
vosotros	habíais seguido you all had follow/continued	you all had follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	habían seguido they/you all had follow/continued	they/you all had follow/continued

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube seguido I had follow/continued	I had follow/continued
tú	hubiste seguido you had follow/continued	you had follow/continued
él/ella/usted	hubo seguido he/she/you had follow/continued	he/she/you had follow/continued
nosotros	hubimos seguido we had follow/continued	we had follow/continued
vosotros	hubisteis seguido you all had follow/continued	you all had follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	hubieron seguido they/you all had follow/continued	they/you all had follow/continued

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré seguido I will have follow/continued	I will have follow/continued
tú	habrás seguido you will have follow/continued	you will have follow/continued
él/ella/usted	habrá seguido he/she/you will have follow/continued	he/she/you will have follow/continued
nosotros	habremos seguido we will have follow/continued	we will have follow/continued
vosotros	habréis seguido you all will have follow/continued	you all will have follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	habrán seguido they/you all will have follow/continued	they/you all will have follow/continued

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría seguido I would have follow/continued	I would have follow/continued
tú	habrías seguido you would have follow/continued	you would have follow/continued
él/ella/usted	habría seguido he/she/you would have follow/continued	he/she/you would have follow/continued
nosotros	habríamos seguido we would have follow/continued	we would have follow/continued
vosotros	habríais seguido you all would have follow/continued	you all would have follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	habrían seguido they/you all would have follow/continued	they/you all would have follow/continued

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya seguido that I have follow/continued	that I have follow/continued
tú	hayas seguido that you have follow/continued	that you have follow/continued
él/ella/usted	haya seguido that he/she/you have follow/continued	that he/she/you have follow/continued
nosotros	hayamos seguido that we have follow/continued	that we have follow/continued
vosotros	hayáis seguido that you all have follow/continued	that you all have follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	hayan seguido that they/you all have follow/continued	that they/you all have follow/continued

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera seguido that I had follow/continued	that I had follow/continued
tú	hubieras seguido that you had follow/continued	that you had follow/continued
él/ella/usted	hubiera seguido that he/she/you had follow/continued	that he/she/you had follow/continued
nosotros	hubiéramos seguido that we had follow/continued	that we had follow/continued
vosotros	hubierais seguido that you all had follow/continued	that you all had follow/continued
ellos/ustedes	hubieran seguido that they/you all had follow/continued	that they/you all had follow/continued

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	segue	follow/continue! (you)
usted	segua	follow/continue! (you formal)
nosotros	seguamos	let's follow/continue!
vosotros	seguid	follow/continue! (you all)
ustedes	seguan	follow/continue! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no seguas	don't follow/continue! (you)
usted	no segua	don't follow/continue! (you formal)
nosotros	no seguamos	let's not follow/continue!
vosotros	no seguáis	don't follow/continue! (you all)
ustedes	no seguan	don't follow/continue! (you all)

More About "seguir"

Idiomatic Expressions

seguir adelante

to move forward / to carry on

💡 Continuing despite difficulties or obstacles

seguir la corriente

to go along with / to go with the flow

💡 Agreeing with someone to avoid conflict or for convenience

seguir en pie

to still be standing / to remain valid

💡 Something that continues to be valid or in effect

seguir el juego

to play along

💡 Participating in a plan or pretense

seguir su camino

to go one's own way

💡 Continuing on one's path or pursuing one's goals

Examples in Context

Sigo estudiando español todos los días.

I continue studying Spanish every day.

Present

Seguí su consejo y me fue bien.

I followed his advice and it went well.

Preterite

Siguieron caminando a pesar de la lluvia.

They kept walking despite the rain.

Preterite

Seguiré intentándolo hasta que lo logre.

I will keep trying until I achieve it.

Future

Si sigues así, tendrás éxito.

If you continue like this, you will be successful.

Present

Related Verbs

conseguir(to get, obtain)

same stem - to get/obtain

perseguir(to pursue, chase)

compound - to pursue/chase

proseguir(to continue, proceed)

compound - to continue/proceed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

continuar(to continue)

More formal, interchangeable in many contexts

perseguir(to pursue, follow)

Used when actively chasing or pursuing

proseguir(to proceed, continue)

Very formal, often used in legal or official contexts

Antonyms:

parar(to stop)

detener(to stop, halt)

cesar(to cease)

Usage Notes

•Seguir is a stem-changing verb: e→i in present (sigo, sigues) and preterite (siguió, siguieron)
•Main meanings: to follow, to continue, to keep on doing something
•Used with gerund (-ando/-iendo) to mean "to keep doing": sigo trabajando (I keep working)
•Conjugated like pedir: e→i in certain forms across multiple tenses
•Present participle is "siguiendo" (irregular spelling change gu→g before -iendo)
•Common construction: seguir + gerund = to keep/continue doing something
•Can mean physical following (seguir a alguien) or abstract continuation (seguir adelante)
•In present subjunctive: siga (with spelling change)

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