Seguir is one of the most important irregular verbs in Spanish — it appears in virtually every GCSE and A-Level task.
Practice seguir free →Seguir means 'to follow' and 'to continue', and it is a stem-changing verb with a spelling twist. The e becomes i in the present (sigo, sigues, sigue), and the gu drops its u before o to keep the hard sound. The most useful pattern is seguir + gerund, meaning to keep on doing something (sigo estudiando). It also gives directions (sigue todo recto) and means to follow someone, including online. Because it expresses ongoing action so neatly, seguir + gerund is worth having ready.
Quick facts
Seguir (to follow / continue) is a high-frequency irregular -ir verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Seguir + gerund: sigo aprendiendo (I keep learning).
Sigue todo recto (carry straight on).
Including online: ¿me sigues? (do you follow me?).
Seguir + adjective: sigo soltero (I'm still single).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Seguir is a high-frequency irregular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
Stem-changing (e→i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. The yo form also drops the u (sigo, not seguio).
Stem-changing (e→i) in él and ellos forms only.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice seguir now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: sigo, tú: sigues, él: sigue, nosotros: seguimos, vosotros: seguís, ellos: siguen
Seguir is irregular.
Use seguir in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with seguir or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Seguir is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.