Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Seguir plus an -ndo form is to keep doing: sigo estudiando, I keep studying.
sigoI follow (present)
siguesyou follow (present)
siguehe/she follows (present)
seguimoswe follow (present)
seguísyou all (vosotros) follow (present)
siguenthey follow (present)
Seguir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
seguíI followed (preterite)
seguisteyou followed (preterite)
siguióhe/she followed (preterite)
seguimoswe followed (preterite)
seguisteisyou all (vosotros) followed (preterite)
siguieronthey followed (preterite)
Seguir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
seguíaI used to follow (imperfect)
seguíasyou used to follow (imperfect)
seguíahe/she used to follow (imperfect)
seguíamoswe used to follow (imperfect)
seguíaisyou all (vosotros) used to follow (imperfect)
seguíanthey used to follow (imperfect)
Seguir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
seguiréI will follow (future)
seguirásyou will follow (future)
seguiráhe/she will follow (future)
seguiremoswe will follow (future)
seguiréisyou all (vosotros) will follow (future)
seguiránthey will follow (future)
Seguir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
seguiríaI would follow (conditional)
seguiríasyou would follow (conditional)
seguiríahe/she would follow (conditional)
seguiríamoswe would follow (conditional)
seguiríaisyou all (vosotros) would follow (conditional)
seguiríanthey would follow (conditional)
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Seguir conjugation chart
All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
Person
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Future
Conditional
yo
sigo
seguí
seguía
seguiré
seguiría
tú
sigues
seguiste
seguías
seguirás
seguirías
él / ella / usted
sigue
siguió
seguía
seguirá
seguiría
nosotros / nosotras
seguimos
seguimos
seguíamos
seguiremos
seguiríamos
vosotros / vosotras
seguís
seguisteis
seguíais
seguiréis
seguiríais
ellos / ellas / ustedes
siguen
siguieron
seguían
seguirán
seguirían
Seguir in the present tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
sigo
I follow
tú
sigues
you follow
él / ella / usted
sigue
he/she follows
nosotros / nosotras
seguimos
we follow
vosotros / vosotras
seguís
you all (vosotros) follow
ellos / ellas / ustedes
siguen
they follow
Seguir in the preterite tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
seguí
I followed
tú
seguiste
you followed
él / ella / usted
siguió
he/she followed
nosotros / nosotras
seguimos
we followed
vosotros / vosotras
seguisteis
you all (vosotros) followed
ellos / ellas / ustedes
siguieron
they followed
Seguir in the imperfect tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
seguía
I used to follow
tú
seguías
you used to follow
él / ella / usted
seguía
he/she used to follow
nosotros / nosotras
seguíamos
we used to follow
vosotros / vosotras
seguíais
you all (vosotros) used to follow
ellos / ellas / ustedes
seguían
they used to follow
Seguir in the future tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
seguiré
I will follow
tú
seguirás
you will follow
él / ella / usted
seguirá
he/she will follow
nosotros / nosotras
seguiremos
we will follow
vosotros / vosotras
seguiréis
you all (vosotros) will follow
ellos / ellas / ustedes
seguirán
they will follow
Seguir in the conditional tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
seguiría
I would follow
tú
seguirías
you would follow
él / ella / usted
seguiría
he/she would follow
nosotros / nosotras
seguiríamos
we would follow
vosotros / vosotras
seguiríais
you all (vosotros) would follow
ellos / ellas / ustedes
seguirían
they would follow
Is seguir irregular?
Seguir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: sigo, sigues, sigue; preterite: siguió, siguieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
Questions about seguir
How do you conjugate seguir in the present?
The present forms are sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
What is the preterite of seguir?
seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron. For example, seguí means “I followed”.
Is seguir irregular?
Seguir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: sigo, sigues, sigue; preterite: siguió, siguieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of seguir?
The preterite (seguí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (seguía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I followed” and “I used to follow”, but context determines the best translation.
What are the future and conditional of seguir?
The yo forms are seguiré (“I will follow”) and seguiría (“I would follow”). The full charts above include every person.
What does seguir mean?
Seguir means to follow, to keep going. Seguir plus an -ndo form is to keep doing: sigo estudiando, I keep studying.