Seguir and its derivatives: conseguir, perseguir are semi-regular verbs in Spanish in El Presente.
Have a look at this table:
| SEGUIR to follow |
CONSEGUIR to achieve /to be able |
PERSEGUIR to chase |
|
| yo | sigo | consigo | persigo |
| tú | sigues | consigues | persigues |
|
él / ella / usted |
sigue | consigue | persigue |
| nosotros / nosotras |
seguimos | conseguimos | perseguimos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
seguís | conseguís | perseguís |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes |
siguen | consiguen | persiguen |
Notice:
- how the vowel -e- becomes -i- EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras where it remains -e-.
- how in the yo form -gu- is replaced with a -g-.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Yo sigo el tour de Francia por la tele.
I follow the Tour de France on TV.
Tú siempre consigues lo que quieres.
You always get what you want.
Ella siempre persigue sus sueños.
She always pursues her dreams.
Nosotros seguimos el rastro del asesino.
We're following the killer's trail.
Vosotros conseguís llegar puntuales todos los días a trabajar.
You manage to arrive on time to work every day.
Los policías persiguen al ladrón por toda la ciudad.
The police chase the thief all over the city.
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Ella siempre persigue sus sueños.
She always pursues her dreams.
Yo sigo el tour de Francia por la tele.
I follow the Tour de France on TV.
Tú siempre consigues lo que quieres.
You always get what you want.
Vosotros conseguís llegar puntuales todos los días a trabajar.
You manage to arrive on time to work every day.
Nosotros seguimos el rastro del asesino.
We're following the killer's trail.
Los policías persiguen al ladrón por toda la ciudad.
The police chase the thief all over the city.
Richywinningham
Kwiziq community member
3 April 2019
3 replies
The question in the knowledge check was "Usted ________ todo lo que quiere." I chose "consigue", but it said the correct answer was "consigues"...
Richywinningham
Kwiziq community member
3 April 2019
3/04/19
Can someone explain why the answer is "consigues" and not "consigue"? Thanks.
Richywinningham
Kwiziq community member
3 April 2019
3/04/19
Sorry, I looked at it again and I had it backwards, the site reported the correct answer as "consigue". Sorry for the confusion.
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
3 April 2019
3/04/19
No problem Richy. :))