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ITALIAN VERB

seguire

to follow

  • #113 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: seguito
  • Gerund: seguendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I follow
  2. tu you follow
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she follows
  4. noi we follow
  5. voi you all follow
  6. loro they follow

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I followed
  2. tu you followed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she followed
  4. noi we followed
  5. voi you all followed
  6. loro they followed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to follow
  2. tu you used to follow
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to follow
  4. noi we used to follow
  5. voi you all used to follow
  6. loro they used to follow

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will follow
  2. tu you will follow
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will follow
  4. noi we will follow
  5. voi you all will follow
  6. loro they will follow

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would follow
  2. tu you would follow
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would follow
  4. noi we would follow
  5. voi you all would follow
  6. loro they would follow

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I follow
  2. tu (that) you follow
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she follow
  4. noi (that) we follow
  5. voi (that) you all follow
  6. loro (that) they follow

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu follow!
  2. Lei follow! (formal)
  3. noi follow! (let’s)
  4. voi follow! (all of you)

How to use seguire

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Seguo un corso di fotografia il martedì.

    I'm taking a photography course on Tuesdays.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo seguito le indicazioni e ci siamo persi.

    We followed the directions and got lost.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cane mi seguiva ovunque in casa.

    The dog followed me everywhere in the house.

  4. Future

    Vi seguirò in macchina fino all'albergo.

    I'll follow you by car to the hotel.

  5. Conditional

    Seguirei volentieri un corso di cucina.

    I'd happily take a cooking course.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che seguiate bene la ricetta.

    I want you to follow the recipe carefully.

  7. Imperative

    Seguimi, ti mostro la tua camera.

    Follow me, I'll show you your room.

Good to know

  • Seguire un corso is to take a course; you also seguire someone on social media.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ire verb.