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Seguir Preterite Practice

Seguir (to follow, to continue, to keep (doing)) in the preterite: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Stem-changing e→i•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

In the preterite seguir keeps its e in the first and second persons — seguí, seguiste, seguimos, seguisteis — and changes e→i only in the third person: siguió, siguieron. Seguió is the classic mistake.

The same pattern runs through pedir, sentir and repetir. In use, the preterite tells what someone followed on one occasion (seguí tu consejo) and how long something went on before it stopped: la fiesta siguió hasta las cuatro.

IIConjugation
seguirPreterite
yo
seguí
tú
seguiste
él / ella / usted
siguió
nosotros
seguimos
vosotros
seguisteis
ellos / ustedes
siguieron
e→i in the present (sigo, sigue), the subjunctive and the third-person preterite (siguió); gu becomes g before o and a: sigo, siga.

Download the seguir conjugation worksheet (PDF) — free, with answer key

48 exercises on seguir across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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IIIPractice exercises

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Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.

Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Ayer _____ tu consejo y hablé con mi jefe. (seguir)

Yesterday I took your advice and spoke to my boss.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿_____ tú el partido anoche por la tele? (seguir)

Did you follow the match on TV last night?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Stem change e→i
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El detective _____ al sospechoso hasta la estación y allí lo detuvo. (seguir)

The detective followed the suspect to the station and arrested him there.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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El sábado pasado mis amigos y yo _____ la ruta del río durante cinco horas. (seguir)

Last Saturday my friends and I followed the river trail for five hours.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Los turistas no _____ las indicaciones del guía y se perdieron en el bosque. (seguir)

The tourists didn't follow the guide's directions and got lost in the forest.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Single event
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El año pasado yo _____ un curso de cocina japonesa. (seguir)

Last year I took a Japanese cooking course.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Por qué no _____ tú mis instrucciones? Ahora la tarta está quemada. (seguir)

Why didn't you follow my instructions? Now the cake is burnt.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Completed event
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El sábado, la fiesta _____ hasta las cuatro de la madrugada. (seguir)

On Saturday the party went on until four in the morning.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Seguir + gerund
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Anoche, a pesar del cansancio, mi hermano y yo _____ estudiando hasta las dos. (seguir)

Last night, despite being tired, my brother and I kept studying until two.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Completed event
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Mis padres _____ el consejo del banco y ahora se arrepienten. (seguir)

My parents followed the bank's advice and now they regret it.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿_____ vosotros la serie hasta el final o la dejasteis? (seguir)

Did you (all) watch the series to the end or did you give up on it?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Yo form
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En 2019 yo _____ a mi pareja a Berlín por su trabajo. (seguir)

In 2019 I followed my partner to Berlin for their job.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Seguir + gerund
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Tras la operación, la actriz _____ trabajando como si nada. (seguir)

After the operation, the actress carried on working as if nothing had happened.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Stem change e→i
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La semana pasada, los perros _____ el rastro hasta encontrar al montañero perdido. (seguir)

Last week the dogs followed the trail until they found the missing climber.

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