Conjugate Spanish stem-changing verbs (e > i) and (gu > g): seguir, conseguir, perseguir in the present subjunctive (El Presente Subjuntivo)

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Last updated: 2022-01-02
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Seguir and its derivatives: conseguir, perseguir undergo two changes in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish.

Learn how to conjugate seguir, conseguir and perseguir in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish 

  SEGUIR
to follow/to continue
 CONSEGUIR
to achieve /to be able
 PERSEGUIR
to pursue
 yo siga consiga persiga
 tú sigas consigas persigas

él / ella / usted

 siga consiga persiga
nosotros / nosotras  
 sigamos consigamos persigamos
vosotros / vosotras  
 sigáis consigáis persigáis
ellos / ellas / ustedes  
 sigan consigan persigan

Notice:

  • how the vowel -e- becomes -i- in all forms.
  • how the -gu- from the infinitive turns into  -g- in all forms.

Look at and listen to these examples:

Ella no quiere que yo siga llamándola.She does not want me to continue calling her.

No sigas por ese camino.Don't continue in that direction.

Siga a ese señor.Follow that gentleman.

¡Persigamos a los ladrones!Let's chase the robbers!

Espero que vosotras consigáis vuestro objetivo.I hope you achieve your objective.

Es bueno que ellos persigan sus sueños.It is good that they follow their dreams.

¡Consigan ustedes buenos descuentos!Get good discounts!

 See also Conjugate stem-changing (e > i) and (gu > g) verbs: seguir, conseguir, perseguir in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente).

 

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No sigas por ese camino.Don't continue in that direction.
Siga a ese señor.Follow that gentleman.
¡Persigamos a los ladrones!Let's chase the robbers!
Espero que vosotras consigáis vuestro objetivo.I hope you achieve your objective.
Es bueno que ellos persigan sus sueños.It is good that they follow their dreams.
Ella no quiere que yo siga llamándola.She does not want me to continue calling her.
¡Consigan ustedes buenos descuentos!Get good discounts!
Conjugate Spanish stem-changing verbs (e > i) and (gu > g): seguir, conseguir, perseguir in the present subjunctive (El Presente Subjuntivo)
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