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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

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

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

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.
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.
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.