to follow; to continue
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Seguimos trabajando hasta las seis.
We keep working until six.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El perro nos siguió hasta la casa.
The dog followed us to the house.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela seguía cocinando a los noventa años.
My grandmother was still cooking at ninety.
Futuro · What will happen
Seguiré estudiando español todos los días.
I'll keep studying Spanish every day.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Seguirías en ese trabajo por menos dinero?
Would you stay in that job for less money?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Los precios han seguido subiendo.
Prices have kept going up.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El carro había seguido por la carretera sin parar.
The car had kept going down the highway without stopping.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mayo habré seguido el curso completo.
By May I will have followed the whole course.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos seguido caminando, pero empezó a llover.
We would have kept walking, but it started to rain.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que sigas mejorando.
I hope you keep getting better.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Les pedí que siguieran derecho hasta el semáforo.
I asked them to go straight to the traffic light.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Me pidió que siguiese su consejo.
She asked me to follow her advice.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya seguido tu consejo.
I'm glad he followed your advice.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras seguido mi consejo, no estarías en este lío.
If you had followed my advice, you wouldn't be in this mess.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Sigue derecho dos cuadras.
Go straight for two blocks.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No sigas por ese camino.
Don't keep going down that road.