seguir imperfect tense conjugation
Seguir (to follow/continue) in the imperfect tense: seguía, seguías, seguía, seguíamos, seguíais, seguían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Seguir is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Seguir in a sentence
- Sigo las instrucciones cuidadosamente.I follow the instructions carefully.
- Ella siguió trabajando toda la noche.She kept working all night.
Stem-changing (e→i); spelling change gu→g before 'o' and 'a': 'sigo'.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of seguir?
Seguir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo seguía, tú seguías, él/ella/usted seguía, nosotros seguíamos, vosotros seguíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes seguían.
Is seguir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense seguir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so seguía follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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