Seguir Conjugation 101: Conjugate Seguir In Spanish

When it comes to Spanish verbs, seguir conjugation patterns are great to practice the -IR conjugation group and E to I stem-changing verbs. Because this is also a common verb you’ll use in your conversations, in this guide, we’ll learn how to conjugate seguir. 
Here is what we’ll cover:

Overview of Seguir

Verb CharacteristicProperty
Verb Type-IR
IrregularNo
InfinitiveSeguir
Gerund (Present Participle) FormSiguiendo
Past Participle FormSeguido
SynonymsPerseguir, continuar, acosar.

Stem Changes: E to IE

  • Present indicative: sig for ‘yo’ and sigu for ‘tú’, ‘él/ella’, ‘usted’ and their plural forms. 
  • Preterite:  sigu for the third person singular and plural. 
  • Present subjunctive: sig for all subject pronouns. 
  • Imperfect subjuntive: siguie for all subject pronouns.
  • Affirmative commands: sigu for ‘tú’, sig for ‘usted’, and ‘ustedes’.
  • Negative commands: sig for all subject pronouns.

Indicative Conjugations of Seguir

Present tense

Seguir present tense conjugation is formed with an E to I stem change. However, this change is not applied to ‘nosotros’ and ‘vosotros’. Conjugate seguir to the present tense to express that someone is currently following a topic, a person, or still doing something. 

For example: Nosotros seguimos a mi mamá.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSigoI follow
SiguesYou follow
Él / Ella
Usted
SigueHe/She follows
You (formal) follow
NosotrosSeguimosWe follow
VosotrosSeguísYou follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SiguenThey follow
You (plural) follow

Take Note: The letter g in Spanish has different sounds depending on the vowel which follows it. Notice that, in its infinitive form, seguir has a soft g sound. Since this is the sound we must keep, we must add a ‘u’ in certain conjugations to avoid having a hard g sound.

Preterite tense

Seguir preterite conjugation has an E to I stem change only for the third person singular and plural. Use the preterite tense forms to communicate that someone followed something or another person in the past. El perro me siguió hasta mi casa. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSeguíI followed
SeguisteYou followed
Él / Ella
Usted
SiguióHe/She followed
You (formal) followed
NosotrosSeguimosWe followed
VosotrosSeguisteisYou followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SiguieronThey followed
You (plural) followed

Imperfect tense

When conjugated to the imperfect indicative tense, seguir has no stem changes. We use these conjugations to explain that someone used to follow a topic or a person for a long period of time in the past. For example: Cuando era un cachorro, ese perro siempre nos seguía.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSeguíaI followed
I used to follow
SeguíasYou followed
You used to follow
Él / Ella
Usted
SeguíaHe/She followed
He/She used to follow

You (formal) followed
You (formal) used to follow
NosotrosSeguíamosWe followed
We used to follow
VosotrosSeguíaisYou followed
You used to follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SeguíanThey followed
They used to follow

You (plural) followed
You (plural) used to follow

Near future

Seguir conjugated to the near future expresses that a person will follow something or someone soon in the future. To form this tense, use the structure ir (present tense) + a + infinitive verb (seguir, in this case). Here is an example: Voy a seguir a este influencer.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoVoy a seguirI’m going to follow
Vas a seguirYou’re going to follow
Él / Ella
Usted
Va a seguirHe/She is going to follow
You (formal) are going to follow
NosotrosVamos a seguirWe’re going to follow
VosotrosVais a seguirYou’re going to follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Van a seguirThey’re going to follow
You (plural) are going to follow

Future simple tense

Use seguir in the future tense form to convey that someone will follow something or another person at some point in the future. With these conjugations, you can also use seguir to talk about the things you’ll keep doing in the future. For example: Todavía seguiré viviendo aquí. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSeguiréI will follow
SeguirásYou will follow
Él / Ella
Usted
SeguiráHe/She will follow
You (formal) will follow
NosotrosSeguiremosWe will follow
VosotrosSeguiréisYou (formal) will follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SeguiránThey will follow
You (plural) will follow

Conditional tense

In the Spanish conditional tense, seguir expresses that people would follow someone or a topic if some circumstances were met. You can also use these forms to hypothesize why people would follow something. 

For example: ¿Por qué me seguiría ese muchacho?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSeguiríaI would follow
SeguiríasYou would follow
Él / Ella
Usted
SeguiríaHe/She would follow
You (formal) would follow
NosotrosSeguiríamosWe would follow
VosotrosSeguiríaisYou would follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SeguiríanThey would follow
You (plural) would follow

Present perfect tense

In Spanish, the present perfect tense is formed with haber in the present tense + seguido (past participle). Use these seguir conjugations to talk about what someone has or hasn’t followed. Chicas, ¿habéis seguido las instrucciones?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHe seguidoI have followed
Has seguidoYou have followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Ha seguidoHe/She has followed
You (formal) have followed
NosotrosHemos seguidoWe have followed
VosotrosHabéis seguidoYou have followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Han seguidoThey have followed
You (plural) have followed

Past perfect

The past perfect conjugations of seguir communicate that someone had followed something or someone before some other reference point in the past. Juan me había seguido todo el día. To form the past perfect, use the imperfect form of ‘haber’ and the past participle form of ‘seguir’.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabía seguidoI had followed
Habías seguidoYou had followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Había seguidoHe/She had followed
You (formal) had followed
NosotrosHabíamos seguidoWe had followed
VosotrosHabíais seguidoYou had followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habían seguidoThey had followed
You (plural) had followed

Future perfect

Seguir conjugated to the Spanish future perfect conveys that someone will have followed something by or before a certain moment in the future. We also use these forms to talk about what someone might follow. For example: ¿Por qué te habrán seguido?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabré seguidoI will have followed
Habrás seguidoYou will have followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Habrá seguidoHe/She will have followed
You (formal) will have followed
NosotrosHabremos seguidoWe will have followed
VosotrosHabréis seguidoYou will have followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habrán seguidoThey will have followed
You (plural) will have followed

Conditional perfect

In Spanish, we use seguir conditional perfect conjugations to express that someone would have followed something if a past action had been completed. You can also use these forms to hypothesize why a person followed something.

For example: Si no hubiera traído carne, el perro no me habría seguido.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabría seguidoI would have followed
Habrías seguidoYou would have followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Habría seguidoHe/She would have followed
You (formal) would have followed
NosotrosHabríamos seguidoWe would have followed
VosotrosHabríais seguidoYou would have followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habrían seguidoThey would have followed
You (plural) would have followed

Progressive tenses

The progressive tenses of seguir convey that someone is following something at the moment of speaking. These tenses are formed with estar conjugated + present participle (siguiendo). Here is an example: Ese chico te estuvo siguiendo todo el día.

Progressive TenseFormulaTranslation Example
PresentEstar (present) + siguiendoI am following
PreteriteEstar (preterite) + siguiendoYou were following
ImperfectEstar (imperfect) + siguiendoHe was following
FutureEstar (future) + siguiendoWe will be following
ConditionalEstar (conditional) + siguiendoThey would be following

Take Note: The present participle form of seguir also has E to I stem changes. Click here to check other verbs that follow this same pattern.

Seguir Subjunctive Conjugations

The subjunctive mood in Spanish conveys uncertainty, wishes, suggestions, requests, expectations and refers to hypothetical situations. In the sections below, you’ll find all of the seguir conjugation charts. In these tenses, seguir is also an E to I stem-changing verb.

Present subjunctive

All seguir subjunctive conjugations use the stem sig. This spelling change is done to keep pronunciation consistent. Conjugate seguir to the present subjunctive to request or wish that someone follows something. For example: Niños, no quiero que me sigan. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSigaI follow
SigasYou follow
Él / Ella
Usted
SigaHe/She follows
You (formal) follow
NosotrosSigamosWe follow
VosotrosSigáisYou follow
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SiganThey follow
You (plural) follow

Present perfect subjunctive

Haber in the present subjunctive + seguido is how you form the present perfect subjunctive of ‘seguir’. We use these conjugations to wonder or wish that someone has already followed something. No creo que hayan seguido las instrucciones.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHaya seguidoI have followed
Hayas seguidoYou have followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Haya seguidoHe/She has followed
You (formal) have followed
NosotrosHayamos seguidoWe have followed
VosotrosHayáis seguidoYou have followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Hayan seguidoThey have followed
You (plural) have followed

Imperfect subjunctive

All the Spanish imperfect subjunctive forms of ‘seguir’ have an E to I stem change. We use these conjugations to talk about past suggestions, requests, wishes, or expectations you had about someone following something. Te dije que siguieras las instrucciones. 

Depending on the type of Spanish you use, there are two conjugation models for the imperfect subjunctive:

Latin American Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSiguieraI followed
SiguierasYou followed
Él / Ella
Usted
SiguieraHe/She followed
You (formal) followed
NosotrosSiguiéramosWe followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SiguieranThey followed
You (plural) followed

Note: Latin American Spanish speakers don’t use the pronoun ‘vosotros’. As a result, that conjugation has been omitted in the above conjugation table.

Castilian Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoSiguieseI followed
SiguiesesYou followed
Él / Ella
Usted
SiguieseHe/She followed
You (formal) followed
NosotrosSiguiésemosWe followed
VosotrosSiguieseisYou followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
SiguiesenThey followed
You (plural) followed

Past perfect subjunctive

Seguir conjugated to past perfect subjunctive expresses that someone would have followed something if a past condition was completed. These forms can also express regret or hypothetical results if someone had followed something. 

For example: Si me hubieras seguido, no te habrías perdido.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHubiera seguidoI had followed
Hubieras seguidoYou had followed
Él / Ella
Usted
Hubiera seguidoHe/She had followed
You (formal) had followed
NosotrosHubiéramos seguidoWe had followed
VosotrosHubierais seguidoYou had followed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Hubieran seguidoThey had followed
You (plural) had followed

Seguir Imperative Conjugations

In Spanish, we use imperative conjugations to order someone to do or not to do something. 

Affirmative commands

Seguir affirmative commands conjugations are formed with the stem sig for all subject pronouns except ‘vosotros’. Notice that you must also add a ‘u’ to the form ‘tú’. Use the affirmative imperative of ‘seguir’ to order people to follow something. ¡Siga ese carro!

PersonConjugationTranslation
SigueFollow
UstedSigaFollow
VosotrosSeguidFollow
UstedesSiganFollow

Negative commands

To order people not to follow something, use the negative imperative of ‘seguir’. As shown in the conjugation chart below, these forms also follow an E to I stem change. Here is a sentence: No me sigas.

PersonConjugationTranslation
No sigasDon’t follow
UstedNo sigaDon’t follow
VosotrosNo sigáisDon’t follow
UstedesNo siganDon’t follow

Meanings of Seguir & Examples

Now that we’ve learned how to conjugate seguir in Spanish, here are some formulas and examples of how to use this verb. 

1. Talk about following something or someone

[Seguir conjugated] + [complement]

Chicos, ¿siguieron las indicaciones?
Guys, did you follow the instructions?

No sabía que me siguieras en Instagram. 
I didn’t know that you followed me on Instagram. 

Take Note: You can use Spanish direct object pronouns to replace the thing or person you’re following. 

2. Expressing someone still does something

[Seguir conjugated] + [past or present participle]

¿Todavía siguen enojados conmigo?
Are you still mad at me?

Por ahora, seguiré viviendo aquí. 
For the time being, I will continue living here. 

Take Note: Spanish past participles are used to build perfect tenses or as adjectives (like the above example). Do not confuse them with present participles. Present participles in Spanish refer to ongoing or continuous actions.  

Download Seguir Conjugation Charts & Uses Cheat sheets

Stem-changing verbs like seguir can be difficult to commit to memory and learn by heart. I’ve created this cheat sheets PDF you can download with all of the seguir conjugation charts along with its meanings and uses for you to review later when you need it.

Practice Quiz: Seguir Conjugation

Now that you’ve learned how to conjugate seguir in Spanish, you can put your skills to the test by practicing all of its regular and stem-changing forms with the seguir conjugation practice quiz.

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