seguir + Gerund
Continuing: Seguir + Gerund
Seguir + gerund means to keep on doing or still be doing something, as in Segue chovendo (It is still raining) and Seguimos traballando (We are still working).
How It Works
Forms of seguir: present sigo, segues, segue, seguimos, seguides, seguen; preterite seguín, seguiches, seguiu. See stem vowel changes in -ir verbs.
Meaning: the action started before and has not stopped. It often goes with aínda: Aínda segue durmindo (She is still sleeping). It is common in questions: Segues vivindo en Vigo?
Continuar: continuar + gerund means the same: Continuou falando (He went on talking).
Still not: seguir sen + infinitive says something has still not happened: O paquete segue sen chegar (The package still has not arrived).
Without a verb: seguir + an adjective or place also means "still": Segue enferma (She is still ill), Seguimos en Lugo (We are still in Lugo).
Another form you may meet: grammars also record seguir a + infinitive, as in Segue a chover, parallel to estar a + infinitive. Seguir + gerund is the form taught here.
Compare: estar + gerund says an action is in progress now; seguir + gerund adds that it was already happening before. To say how long, use levar.
Examples (6)
- Segue chovendo.
It is still raining.
Word by Word: Follows raining.
- Seguimos traballando.
We are still working.
Word by Word: Follow-we working.
- Segues vivindo en Vigo?
Are you still living in Vigo?
Word by Word: Follow-you living in Vigo?
- Aínda segue durmindo.
She is still sleeping.
Word by Word: Still follows sleeping.
Aínda often reinforces seguir.
- Seguiu falando durante toda a cea.
He kept talking through the whole dinner.
Word by Word: Followed-he talking during all the dinner.
- O paquete segue sen chegar.
The package still has not arrived.
Word by Word: The package follows without arrive.
Seguir sen + infinitive means "still not".
Common Mistakes
Using the Spanish form sigue.
Sigue chovendo.Segue chovendo.In Galician only the eu form has i (sigo). The other present forms keep e: segues, segue, seguen.
Using an infinitive instead of a gerund.
Seguimos traballar.Seguimos traballando.Seguir takes a gerund, ending in -ando, -endo or -indo.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Seguir with a gerund presents an activity as continuing.
Related Patterns
- estar + GerundAction in Progress: Estar + Gerund
Describes an action in progress; seguir adds that it has continued from before.
Level 2 - levar + TimeHow Long: Levar
Says how long an ongoing action has lasted.
Level 3 - xa / aíndaAlready and Still: Xa and Aínda
Aínda often goes with seguir: aínda segue durmindo.
Level 2 - deixar de + InfinitiveStopping: Deixar De
The opposite: stopping an action.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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