A route or an activity can continue.

The idea

Seguir can mean to follow a route; with a gerund it means to continue an activity. The present forms include sigo, sigue and seguimos.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yosigo
túsigues
él / ella / ustedsigue
nosotros / nosotrasseguimos
vosotros / vosotrasseguís
ellos / ellas / ustedessiguen

Examples

  • Sigo el camino junto al río.I follow the path beside the river.
  • ¿Sigues las señales hasta el museo?Do you follow the signs to the museum?
  • El autobús sigue por esta avenida.The bus continues along this avenue.
  • Seguimos estudiando después de comer.We continue studying after lunch.
  • Mis vecinos siguen trabajando en el jardín.My neighbours continue working in the garden.
  • ¿Seguís leyendo ese libro?Are you all still reading that book?

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Watch out

Do not write sego: the first-person form is sigo, without the silent u.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la ruta del mapa. (sigo / seguimos)

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    sigo

    sigo agrees with the singular speaker.

  2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ hablando del viaje. (seguimos / siguen)

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    seguimos

    seguimos includes the speaker and others.

  3. Choose the correct form: El tren ___ por la costa. (sigue / seguís)

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    sigue

    sigue agrees with the singular train.

Use it today

Describe a route you follow and an activity you continue.