Siguen

Siguen is a form of the Spanish verb seguir. It serves as the third-person plural present indicative, used with ellos, ellas, or ustedes as the subject. In this sense it means “they follow” or “you all follow.” The same verb can also convey the idea of continuing or persisting, as in seguir haciendo algo: “siguen trabajando” (they keep working) or “siguen sin entender” (they still don’t understand).

Etymology and nature: seguir comes from Latin sequī, related to the idea of following or continuing in a sequence. In modern Spanish it behaves as an irregular verb in the present tense, with a stem variation that appears in several forms, including siga, sigues, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Conjugation in the present indicative:

- Yo sigo

- Tú sigues

- Él/Ella/Usted sigue

- Nosotros seguimos

- Vosotros seguís

- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes siguen

Usage notes: sig u en is common in both senses—literal following (they follow the guide, they follow the rules) and figurative continuation (they continue with an activity or trend). The present participle is siguiendo, used to form the progressive tenses (están siguiendo) and the gerund to indicate ongoing action.

Examples:

- Ellos siguen las instrucciones.

- Seguimos trabajando para completar el proyecto.

- A pesar de la lluvia, siguen avanzando.

Related forms include seguir in other tenses (sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen) and the participle seguido, though the latter is less common outside of fixed phrases. Siguen is one of the most frequently used forms of seguir in everyday Spanish.