seguir Conditional Conjugation
seguir — to follow
The conditional is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (seguiría, seguirías...).
seguir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' follow or 'would' continue doing under certain circumstances.
Notes on seguir in the Conditional
Seguir is regular in the conditional. No stem changes apply.
Example Sentences
Yo seguiría estudiando si tuviera más tiempo.
I would continue studying if I had more time.
yo
¿Seguirías mis instrucciones en esa situación?
Would you follow my instructions in that situation?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Changing the stem to 'siguiría'.
Correct: seguiría
Why: The conditional always uses the full infinitive as the stem for regular -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sigo
In the present tense, seguir undergoes an 'e' to 'i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: seguí
Seguir changes its stem to 'sig-' in the third-person forms (sigió, siguieron) in the preterite.
Imperfect
yo: seguía
The imperfect of seguir is regular: seguía, seguías, seguía, seguíamos, seguíais, seguían.
Future
yo: seguiré
The future tense of seguir is regular: simply add the endings to the infinitive (seguiré, seguirás...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: siga
The present subjunctive uses the 'sig-' stem for all persons: siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: siguiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'sigui-' stem derived from the preterite: siguiera, siguieras, siguiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sigue
Give commands using 'sigue' (tú) or 'siga' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sigas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no sigas, no siga, no sigamos.