Questions & Answers about Él siempre sigue ayudándome con el proyecto.
How does this sentence express that he "keeps helping"?
It uses the verb seguir (which means to follow or to continue) combined with a gerund, which is the -ando or -iendo form of a verb. Here, sigue combined with ayudando translates to "keeps helping" or "continues helping". Why is the word me attached to the very end of ayudándome?
In Spanish, object pronouns like me can be glued directly to the end of a gerund. If you prefer, you can also place the pronoun right before the conjugated verb instead. Saying Él siempre me sigue ayudando is perfectly correct and means the exact same thing. Why is there an accent mark on the a in ayudándome?
The base word is ayudando, where the spoken stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable (-dan-). When you attach me to the end, it adds an extra syllable. To ensure the spoken stress stays on that same a, Spanish grammar requires you to add a written accent mark. Could I use the verb continuar instead of seguir to mean "keeps on"?
Yes, you could say continúa ayudándome and it would mean the exact same thing. However, in everyday Latin American Spanish, using seguir plus a gerund is the most common and natural way to say you "keep doing" something. Learn Él siempre sigue ayudándome con el proyecto and more in Spanish
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