Daddy Learns Spanish

Lesson 40 · Verb chains

  1. Teach

  2. Fill it in 5

  3. Say it 3

  4. Review 4

Still going

sigo esperando

I am still waiting· tap the form for the whole table

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