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How to Say "it continues" in Spanish

The Spanish word forit continuesis sigueA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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sigue

VerbA2
referring to a situation or event
A window covered in heavy rain, symbolizing an action that continues without stopping.

Examples

Si sigue lloviendo, no podemos salir.

If it keeps raining, we can't go out.

Ella sigue estudiando español todos los días.

She keeps on studying Spanish every day.

El concierto sigue, a pesar del problema técnico.

The concert continues, despite the technical problem.

Saying 'Keep on doing something'

A super useful pattern is 'seguir' + a verb ending in '-ando' or '-iendo'. For example, 'sigue hablando' means 'he keeps on talking'. It's the Spanish way of saying an action is continuing.

Using the wrong verb form after 'sigue'

Mistake:Él sigue estudiar mucho.

Correction: Él sigue estudiando mucho. After 'seguir' (to keep on), the next verb almost always ends in '-ando' or '-iendo'.

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