The Conditional Mood of Seguir is used to express hypothetical or potential future actions, for example: Seguirías estudiando español si te mudaras a España. (You would continue studying Spanish if you moved to Spain.)

Seguir is a regular verb in Spanish, meaning its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for -ir verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Seguir (to follow) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of seguir is used to express hypothetical or potential situations that depend on certain conditions.

To continue or keep doing something: For example, Si tuviera más tiempo, seguiría estudiando español. (If I had more time, I would continue studying Spanish.)

To pursue or go after something: For example, Si ganara la lotería, seguiría mis sueños de viajar por el mundo. (If I won the lottery, I would pursue my dreams of traveling around the world.)

To follow or obey something: For example, Si fuera tú, seguiría las instrucciones al pie de la letra. (If I were you, I would follow the instructions to the letter.)

To continue or remain in a certain state: For example, Si me mudara a la ciudad, seguiría siendo una persona tranquila. (If I moved to the city, I would remain a calm person.)

To continue or keep doing something (colloquial): For example, Si no te gusta mi actitud, seguirías chingando. (If you don’t like my attitude, you would keep nagging.)

Examples

Examples of Seguir in the Conditional Mood

Si siguieras mis instrucciones, comprenderías mejor la tarea. (If you followed my instructions, you would understand the task better.)

Aunque siguiríamos discutiendo, nunca comprenderíamos sus motivos. (Even if we kept discussing, we would never understand their motives.)

Aunque siguieras estudiando, ¿realmente comprenderías todos los conceptos? (Even if you kept studying, would you really understand all the concepts?)

Si los políticos siguieran las demandas del pueblo, comprenderían mejor sus necesidades. (If politicians followed the people’s demands, they would better understand their needs.)

Mamá, si siguieras mi consejo, comprenderías que estoy tratando de ayudarte. (Mom, if you followed my advice, you would understand that I’m trying to help you.)

Aunque siguiéramos discutiendo, nunca comprenderíamos por qué terminó nuestra relación. (Even if we kept discussing it, we would never understand why our relationship ended.)

Si el gobierno siguiera las recomendaciones de expertos, comprendería mejor cómo manejar la crisis. (If the government followed experts’ recommendations, it would better understand how to handle the crisis.)

Aunque siguieras practicando, ¿realmente comprenderías todos los matices del idioma? (Even if you kept practicing, would you really understand all the nuances of the language?)

Si siguiéramos las noticias de cerca, comprenderíamos mejor los eventos mundiales actuales. (If we closely followed the news, we would better understand current world events.)

Aunque siguieras leyendo sobre el tema, ¿realmente comprenderías todas las complejidades? (Even if you kept reading about the topic, would you really understand all the complexities?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Seguir (to follow) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.