seguir
to follow, to keep onPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | sigoI follow | nosotros | seguimoswe follow |
| tú | siguesyou follow | vosotros | seguísyou all follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | siguehe/she follows | ellos/Uds. | siguenthey follow |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he seguidoI have followed | nosotros | hemos seguidowe have followed |
| tú | has seguidoyou have followed | vosotros | habéis seguidoyou all have followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha seguidohe/she has followed | ellos/Uds. | han seguidothey have followed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | siga(that) I follow | nosotros | sigamos(that) we follow |
| tú | sigas(that) you follow | vosotros | sigáis(that) you all follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | siga(that) he/she follows | ellos/Uds. | sigan(that) they follow |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya seguido(that) I have followed | nosotros | hayamos seguido(that) we have followed |
| tú | hayas seguido(that) you have followed | vosotros | hayáis seguido(that) you all have followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya seguido(that) he/she has followed | ellos/Uds. | hayan seguido(that) they have followed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | seguíI followed | nosotros | seguimoswe followed |
| tú | seguisteyou followed | vosotros | seguisteisyou all followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | siguióhe/she followed | ellos/Uds. | siguieronthey followed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | seguíaI used to follow | nosotros | seguíamoswe used to follow |
| tú | seguíasyou used to follow | vosotros | seguíaisyou all used to follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | seguíahe/she used to follow | ellos/Uds. | seguíanthey used to follow |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había seguidoI had followed | nosotros | habíamos seguidowe had followed |
| tú | habías seguidoyou had followed | vosotros | habíais seguidoyou all had followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había seguidohe/she had followed | ellos/Uds. | habían seguidothey had followed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | siguiera(that) I followed | nosotros | siguiéramos(that) we followed |
| tú | siguieras(that) you followed | vosotros | siguierais(that) you all followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | siguiera(that) he/she followed | ellos/Uds. | siguieran(that) they followed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | siguiese(that) I followed | nosotros | siguiésemos(that) we followed |
| tú | siguieses(that) you followed | vosotros | siguieseis(that) you all followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | siguiese(that) he/she followed | ellos/Uds. | siguiesen(that) they followed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera seguido(that) I had followed | nosotros | hubiéramos seguido(that) we had followed |
| tú | hubieras seguido(that) you had followed | vosotros | hubierais seguido(that) you all had followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera seguido(that) he/she had followed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran seguido(that) they had followed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube seguidoI had followed | nosotros | hubimos seguidowe had followed |
| tú | hubiste seguidoyou had followed | vosotros | hubisteis seguidoyou all had followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo seguidohe/she had followed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron seguidothey had followed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | seguiréI will follow | nosotros | seguiremoswe will follow |
| tú | seguirásyou will follow | vosotros | seguiréisyou all will follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | seguiráhe/she will follow | ellos/Uds. | seguiránthey will follow |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | seguiríaI would follow | nosotros | seguiríamoswe would follow |
| tú | seguiríasyou would follow | vosotros | seguiríaisyou all would follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | seguiríahe/she would follow | ellos/Uds. | seguiríanthey would follow |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré seguidoI will have followed | nosotros | habremos seguidowe will have followed |
| tú | habrás seguidoyou will have followed | vosotros | habréis seguidoyou all will have followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá seguidohe/she will have followed | ellos/Uds. | habrán seguidothey will have followed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría seguidoI would have followed | nosotros | habríamos seguidowe would have followed |
| tú | habrías seguidoyou would have followed | vosotros | habríais seguidoyou all would have followed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría seguidohe/she would have followed | ellos/Uds. | habrían seguidothey would have followed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | siguiere(should) I follow | nosotros | siguiéremos(should) we follow |
| tú | siguieres(should) you follow | vosotros | siguiereis(should) you all follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | siguiere(should) he/she follow | ellos/Uds. | siguieren(should) they follow |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | sigamoslet's follow |
| tú | siguefollow! | vosotros | seguidfollow! |
| él/ella/Ud. | sigafollow! | ellos/Uds. | siganfollow! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no sigamoslet's not follow |
| tú | no sigasdon't follow | vosotros | no sigáisdon't follow |
| él/ella/Ud. | no sigadon't follow | ellos/Uds. | no sigandon't follow |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.