Usage examples of "seguía" in Spanish with translation to English

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La gente seguía al dictador como borregos. The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
Ella seguía hablando mientras comía. She kept on talking while eating.
En aquel momento, yo seguía despierto. At that time, I was still awake.
Seguía trabajando, independientemente de que estuviera cansado o no. He carried on working, regardless of whether he was tired or not.
El perro le seguía allá donde iba. The dog followed him wherever he went.
Seguía fumando todo el tiempo. He kept on smoking all the time.
Tom miró para asegurarse de que Mary seguía durmiendo. Tom checked to make sure Mary was still sleeping.
Fred seguía a mi madre a dondequiera que iba. Fred followed my mother wherever she went.
Tom seguía confundiéndose más y más. Tom kept getting more and more confused.
Aunque paró de llover, el viento seguía soplando con fuerza. Though it stopped raining, the wind was still blowing hard.
El perro seguía a su dueño moviendo la cola. The dog, wagging its tail, followed its master.
Él seguía repitiéndose que no debía decir tantas mentiras. He kept saying to himself that he must not tell so many lies.
Tom empezó a trabajar como voluntario en el refugio de desposeídos cuando aún seguía en la escuela secundaria. Tom began working as a volunteer at the homeless shelter while he was still in high school.
Tom tenía algo importante que decir, pero Mary seguía interrumpiéndolo. Tom had something important to say, but Mary kept interrupting him.
Al final Tom tuvo que pedir una orden de alejamiento porque Mary seguía acosándole. Tom finally had to get a restraining order because Mary kept stalking him.
Los soldados deben seguir órdenes. Soldiers must follow orders.
Llovió durante tres días seguidos. It kept raining for three days.
No puedo seguir haciendo esto. I can't keep doing this.
Tom sigue en la escuela. Tom is still at school.
Debemos seguir estudiando mientras vivamos. We must continue to study as long as we live.
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