Notice how both seguir and continuar are followed by a gerund, which coincides with the English structure. In compound nouns using the gerund, it is clear that the meaning is that of a noun, not of a continuous verb. Run/Running – The dogs were running in the yard. © Copyright 2020 SpanishLearningLab. Saltar/Saltando – Si sigues saltando en la cama, te voy a castigar. We can say that this structure would be equivalent to “By doing / by walking, etc.” from the English language. The verb seguir has issues in nearly every form and in every tense. Seguir is irregular in all of its subjunctive form as well as present and preterite indicative. The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, but it is useful to understand the difference between the two. Conocer/Conociendo – Estamos conociendo mejor la ciudad. Ask for/Asking for – We will be asking for help for this social work. An invariable form of the verb that ends in “-ando” in the first conjugation (amando, saltando) and “-iendo (or -yendo)” in the second and third conjugation (comiendo, leyendo, viviendo). Note that you will always have to add an accent to keep the stress in the same place when adding pronouns to the end of a gerund.

The forms for the present indicative are: sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguis, siguen. However, this does not apply to all verbs in the language, particularly for “stem changing verbs“, which are a group of verbs that, apart from changing their ending, change their stem (the first part of the verb) when conjugated. THE GERUNDIO is used for actions in progress (present participle in English): A1 . Kwiziq Spanish is a product of and © Kwiziq Ltd 2020, Using Cuánto + verb in exclamations about quantities, Forming El Presente Progresivo with estar + gerund (present progressive), Forming El Imperfecto Progresivo with estar + gerund (imperfect progressive), Position of direct and indirect object pronouns with infinitive/gerund and affirmative commands, Conjugate stem-changing (e > i) verbs: seguir, conseguir, perseguir in El Presente (present tense), Verbos con cambio ortográfico gu > g (El Presente). Pay attention to these examples of sentences with the gerund in Spanish: In the case of verbs that end in -ER in infinitive (second conjugation) and -IR (third conjugation), the ending will change to -IENDO to form the gerund in Spanish, as in the following examples: We have already seen that in order to form the gerund in Spanish, we only need to modify the verb’s ending.

Translate Seguir gerund. Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb + preposition or adverb.

An infinitive often follows, making a sentence construction quite unlike what is used to say the same thing in English: One common meaning of seguir is "to follow," either literally or figuratively, especially when seguir is used with a direct object: Note that seguir is conjugated irregularly.

The gerund always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb). Note that the ending changes according to the rules we presented earlier (from -ar to -ando, etc.)

Morir/Muriendo – Carlos anda muriéndose de dolor de estómago. Use a past participle not a gerund to talk about physical position. Welcome to our grammar lesson about the Spanish Gerundio (also known as Gerund or Present Participle) where we will learn and practice this verb form.. Feel/Feeling – Mary still feels badly caused by the accident. Wait/Waiting – I am waiting for my friend. Pay attention to the following examples: The gerund is also useful to indicate “how” an action is executed by the subject. Esperar/Esperando – Estoy esperando a mi amigo. Seguir/Siguiendo – Estamos siguiendo las instrucciones. Construir/Construyendo – La empresa aún sigue construyendo el puente. Both gerunds and infinitives are action words (i.e., verbs) in meaning, but they act like nouns in the sentence. Hablar/Hablando – La gente se entiende hablando. The gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. Aprender/Aprendiendo – Yo estuve aprendiendo inglés por un tiempo. Create an account and sign in to access this FREE content. Use the gerund in continuous tenses with estar as well as after seguir and continuar. Luís kept insisting to convince the girl.

Buy / Buying – He got rich by buying and selling houses. Sleep/Sleeping – I was already sleeping when you arrived. The verb seguir carries with it the idea of "to continue" or "to follow," but it can be used in a variety of ways that have other translations to English. Read/Reading – Martin was reading a mystery book on the bus. The verb seguir has issues in nearly every form and in every tense. Build / Building – The company is still building the bridge. It is incorrect to use a preposition between the two verb forms or to use the infinitive: Ellos siguieron a bebiendo hasta el amanecer. Rara Academic by Rara Theme.

© 2020 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. To express to keep on/continue doing something in Spanish we use one of these two verbal structures: Notice how both seguir and continuar are followed by a gerund, which coincides with the English structure.