The Spanish verb seguir means "to follow, continue". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of seguir is yo sigo, tú sigues, él/ella/usted sigue, nosotros seguimos, vosotros seguís, ellos/ellas/ustedes siguen. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | sigo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sigues (irregular) | |
| él/ | sigue (irregular) | |
| nosotros | seguimos | |
| vosotros | seguís | |
| ellos/ | siguen (irregular) |
| yo | seguí |
|---|---|
| tú | seguiste |
| él/ | siguió (irregular) |
| nosotros | seguimos |
| vosotros | seguisteis |
| ellos/ | siguieron (irregular) |
| yo | seguía |
|---|---|
| tú | seguías |
| él/ | seguía |
| nosotros | seguíamos |
| vosotros | seguíais |
| ellos/ | seguían |
| yo | seguiré |
|---|---|
| tú | seguirás |
| él/ | seguirá |
| nosotros | seguiremos |
| vosotros | seguiréis |
| ellos/ | seguirán |
| yo | seguiría |
|---|---|
| tú | seguirías |
| él/ | seguiría |
| nosotros | seguiríamos |
| vosotros | seguiríais |
| ellos/ | seguirían |
| yo | siga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sigas (irregular) |
| él/ | siga (irregular) |
| nosotros | sigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sigáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sigan (irregular) |
| tú | sigue (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | siga (irregular) |
| nosotros | sigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | seguid |
| ustedes | sigan (irregular) |
| yo | he seguido |
|---|---|
| tú | has seguido |
| él/ | ha seguido |
| nosotros | hemos seguido |
| vosotros | habéis seguido |
| ellos/ | han seguido |
Seguir is irregular. Its present forms include sigo, sigues, sigue, and siguen, while its preterite forms include siguió and siguieron. Its gerund is siguiendo.
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Seguir is irregular. Its table includes forms such as sigo, sigues, siguió, and siguiendo.
The present forms are sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, and siguen.
The table shows sig in present forms such as sigo and sigues, and sigu in preterite forms such as siguió and siguieron. The gerund is siguiendo.