Lesson 40 · Verb chains
Teach
Fill it in 5
Say it 3
Review 4
Still going
sigo esperando
Say these out loud
Why it works
Seguir + gerund means still doing it. Todavía is not needed.
For still NOT, use seguir sin + infinitive: sigue sin funcionar.
Never seguir + infinitive for this. It must be the -ando / -iendo form.
Why not sigo esperar
sigo esperar el correo
I still wait for the post
Seguir takes the gerund here, not the infinitive: sigo esperando.
In a full sentence
Sigo esperando el metro desde hace diez minutos.
I am still waiting for the metro after ten minutes.
The waiting started earlier and continues now.
Mi compañero sigue trabajando en el informe del sprint.
My colleague is still working on the sprint report.
The work is continuing at this moment.
Sigo buscando mis llaves por todo el piso.
I am still looking for my keys all over the flat.
The search has not finished yet.
Ella sigue hablando con el casero por teléfono.
She is still talking to the landlord on the phone.
The conversation is continuing.
5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one