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Seguir Conjugation: Present Tense & Preterite

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Ever played follow the the leader as a child? The word for ‘to follow’ in Spanish is ”seguir”. In this lesson, you will learn how to conjugate ”seguir” in the present and preterite tenses. You will also see examples of how to use the verb.
Follow the Leader
Sometimes the only way to arrive somewhere or to complete a task is to follow someone. Whether it be a travel guide or an online DIY personality, there are lots of people we can follow to get something done.

The verb seguir (say-GEAR) means ‘to follow’ in Spanish. It can also mean ‘to continue’. In this lesson you will see how to conjugate seguir in the present and preterite tenses.

Let’s learn how to conjugate this verb and look at some examples.

Seguir in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about habits and actions that happen in the present. The verb seguir is regular for the nosotros and vosotros forms in the present tense. For all other pronouns it makes an ‘e’ to ‘i’ shift.

VERB: seguir (say-GEAR) – to follow/continue
Subject
Pronoun Present Tense Pronunciation Translation
yo sigo SEE-go I follow/continue
tú sigues SEE-gase You (informal) follow/continue
él, ella,
usted sigue SEE-gay He, she follows/continues; you (formal) follow/continue
nosotros
nosotras seguimos seh-GHEE-mose We follow/continue
vosotros
vosotras seguís seh-GHEES You (plural, informal) follow/continue
ellos, ellas,
ustedes siguen SEE-ghen They (male, female), you (plural, formal) follow/continue
Examples in the Present
Here are a few examples of seguir in the present tense:

Los alumnos siguen la maestra. (The students follow the teacher.)
¿Cómo seguimos sin instrucciones? (How do we continue without instructions?)
Sigo el guía para llegar a las cataratas. (I follow the guide in order to arrive at the waterfalls.)
Translation: I follow the guide in order to arrive at the waterfalls.
seguir the guide
Note: Seguir has one more meaning. It can also be used to mean ‘to still be’ or ‘to remain’. For example: Sigue lloviendo. (It is still raining.) or ¿Sigues enfermo? (Are you still sick?)

Conversation Example in the Present
Lupe and María are both starting new careers. There is a lot to learn and a lot of instructions to follow. Let’s listen in as they talk about their experiences.

María: En mi trabaja nuevo, siempre sigo las instrucciones de mi gerente. (At my new job, I always follow my manager’s instructions.)

Lupe: ¿Pero, quién sigues cuando el gerente no da instrucciones? (But, who do you follow when the manager doesn’t give instructions?

María: Bueno, en mi equipo también seguimos el guía que nos dio el gerente. (Well, on my team we also follow the guide that our manager gave us.)

Translation: We follow the guide our that our manager gave us.
seguir, we follow
Seguir in the Preterite Tense
The preterite tense is used to talk about things that happened in the immediate past. The verb seguir is mostly regular in the preterite tense. However, for the third-person singular and plural, there is an ‘e’ to ‘i’ shift.

VERB: seguir (say-GEAR) – to follow/continue
Subject
Pronoun Preterite Tense Pronunciation Translation
yo seguí seh-GEE I followed/continued
tú seguiste seh-GEES-tay You (informal) followed/continued
él, ella,
usted siguió see-gee-OH He, she, you (formal) followed/continued
nosotros
nosotras seguimos seh-GHEE-mose We followed/continued
vosotros
vosotras seguisteis seh-ghee-STAY-ees You (plural, informal) followed/continued
ellos, ellas,
ustedes siguieron see-ghee-EH-rone They (male, female), you (plural, informal) followed/continued
Examples in the Preterite
Here are some examples of seguir in preterite tense:

 
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