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:
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