¿Sigues viviendo en Miami?
In general, you could say that the Spanish verb seguir has two primary meanings: to follow and to continue. The latter can sometimes be translated as other similar English verbs such as to go on, to keep going or to carry on. As you will see below, in some cases this idea of continuing is translated into English using "still" and a gerund.
Conjugations
Seguir is an irregular verb, and you will notice that in some cases its stem, seg-, changes to become sig-. Other than that, though, seguir is pretty regular, as you can see in the tables and examples below.
Present
|
Yo |
sigo |
Nosotros/Nosotras |
seguimos |
|
Tú (Vos) |
sigues (seguís) |
Vosotros/Vosotras |
seguís |
|
Él/Ella/Usted |
sigue |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes |
siguen |
Examples:
- Sigo sintiéndome cansado. - I'm still feeling tired.
- ¿Sigues viviendo en Miami?. - Are you still living in Miami?
Imperfect
|
Yo |
seguía |
Nosotros/Nosotras |
seguíamos |
|
Tú/Vos |
seguías |
Vosotros/Vosotras |
seguíais |
|
Él/Ella/Usted |
seguía |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes |
seguían |
Examples:
- Amaral se enojó porque no la seguía en Twitter. - Amaral got angry at me because I didn't follow her on Twitter.
- Cuando entré, seguían hablando. - When I walked in, they were still talking.
Preterite
|
Yo |
seguí |
Nosotros/Nosotras |
seguimos |
|
Tú/Vos |
seguiste |
Vosotros/Vosotras |
seguisteis |
|
Él/Ella/Usted |
siguió |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes |
siguieron |
Examples:
- La vi, pero seguí caminando. - I saw her, but I kept on walking
- Le dije que se detuviera, pero siguió. - I told him to stop, but he kept going.
Future
|
Yo |
seguiré |
Nosotros/Nosotras |
seguiremos |
|
Tú/Vos |
seguirás |
Vosotros/Vosotras |
seguiréis |
|
Él/Ella/Usted |
seguirá |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes |
seguirán |
Examples:
- No importa lo que hagas, seguiré queriéndote. - No matter what you do, I will keep on loving you.
- Ellos siempre seguirán siendo amigos. - They will always continue being friends.
Conditional
|
Yo |
seguiría |
Nosotros/Nosotras |
seguiríamos |
|
Tú/Vos |
seguirías |
Vosotros/Vosotras |
seguiríais |
|
Él/Ella/Usted |
seguiría |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes |
seguirían |
Examples:
- Si pudiera, seguiría. - If I could, I would go on.
- Pensé que no seguirías leyendo después de ese capítulo. - I didn't think you would keep on reading after that chapter.
What are some things you wish you could keep on doing? Try writing about them in Spanish and keep practicing the use of seguir until you feel comfortable using it in any situation.