seguivi

Seguivi is the second person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb seguire, meaning to follow. It expresses an ongoing action in the past or a habitual past action, and translates to “you were following” or “you used to follow” in English. The infinitive is seguire; the past participle is seguito.

The verb seguire belongs to the third-conjugation -ire verbs and is built on the stem segu-. Its imperfect forms are: io seguivo, tu seguivi, lui/lei seguiva, noi seguivamo, voi seguivate, loro seguivano. In the present perfect and other compound tenses, it uses the auxiliary avere, with the past participle follows seguito: ho seguito, hai seguito, ha seguito, abbiamo seguito, avete seguito, hanno seguito.

Usage notes and nuances: seguire can denote literally following someone or something (seguirsi a qualcuno, seguire una persona) or following an instruction, a path, a rule, or a trend. In narrative past tense, the imperfect seguivi helps describe ongoing past actions or routines. It contrasts with the passato prossimo form seguìto or seguii (the latter being literary) which marks completed actions. Figurative uses include following a plan, a course of study, or a philosophy.

Common expressions include seguire una pista (to follow a clue), seguire le regole (to follow the rules), and seguire un corso (to take a course). In Italian, scegliere between seguire and other verbs depends on whether the emphasis is on continuity (imperfect) or completion (stato passato). See also seguire for broader conjugation and related forms.