seguire imperfect tense conjugation
Seguire (to follow) in the imperfect tense: seguivo, seguivi, seguiva, seguivamo, seguivate, seguivano.
Imperfetto Imperfect
| io | |
|---|---|
| tu | |
| lui/lei | |
| noi | |
| voi | |
| loro |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfetto describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions and descriptions: “Da bambino giocavo a calcio.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -are → avo, avi, ava, avamo, avate, avano; -ere → evo…; -ire → ivo…. Essere is irregular (ero, eri, era…); fare, dire and bere use their old stems (facevo, dicevo, bevevo).
Seguire is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Seguire in a sentence
- Seguo un corso di cucina.I'm taking a cooking course.
- Ho seguito le istruzioni con attenzione.I followed the instructions carefully.
Regular -ire verb; also used for 'take a course' or 'follow online'.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of seguire?
Seguire in the Italian imperfect tense: io seguivo, tu seguivi, lui/lei seguiva, noi seguivamo, voi seguivate, loro seguivano.
Is seguire irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense seguire takes the regular endings for its verb class, so seguivo follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Italian imperfect tense?
The imperfetto describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions and descriptions: “Da bambino giocavo a calcio.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -are → avo, avi, ava, avamo, avate, avano; -ere → evo…; -ire → ivo…. Essere is irregular (ero, eri, era…); fare, dire and bere use their old stems (facevo, dicevo, bevevo).
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