seguono

Seguono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb seguire, which means to follow. It is used when the subject is they or a plural noun, for example: I ragazzi seguono le istruzioni (The boys follow the instructions).

Origin and forms: Seguire derives from Latin sequi, to follow. As a regular -ire verb, its present indicative forms are: io seguo, tu segui, lui/lei segue, noi seguiamo, voi seguite, loro seguono. The verb also appears in other tenses and moods: passato prossimo (ho seguito / hai seguito / ha seguito / abbiamo seguito / avete seguito / hanno seguito), imperfecto (seguivo / seguivi / seguiva / seguivamo / seguivate / seguivano), and the future (seguirò / seguirai / seguirà / seguiremo / seguirete / seguiranno).

Usage notes: Seguono functions to express ongoing or habitual following in the present. It can refer to people, rules, instructions, traditions, or principles being obeyed or pursued. Examples include: Seguono le istruzioni. (They follow the instructions.) Se seguono le regole, otterranno buoni risultati. (If they follow the rules, they will achieve good results.) In narrative or reported speech, seguono may appear as part of a sequence describing actions that come after others.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, irregularities in -ire verbs, follows in grammar terminology.