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Los huéspedes siguieron al gerente por el pasillo.

Los huéspedes siguieron al gerente por el pasillo.
The guests followed the manager through the hallway.
From Lesson 106:Preterite stem changes for -ir verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Los huéspedes siguieron al gerente por el pasillo.

Why is it siguieron and not seguieron?
Siguieron comes from the -ir verb seguir (to follow). In the preterite (past) tense, some -ir verbs have a stem change, but only in the third-person forms (he/she/you formal, and they/you all). For seguir, the e in the stem changes to an i, giving us siguieron (they followed).
Do I pronounce the u in siguieron?
No, the u is completely silent. In Spanish, the combination gui is pronounced like "gee" in "geese". The u is just there to force the g to make a hard sound. Without it (gieron), the g would sound like an English "h".
Why is it al gerente and not just el gerente?
Al is a mandatory contraction of a + el. Here, the a is the "personal a". In Spanish, whenever the direct object of a verb is a specific person (like the manager), you must put an a right before it.
Could I use para instead of por for "through the hallway"?
No, you must use por here. When you are talking about movement through, along, or around a physical space (like walking down a hallway, or strolling through a park), Spanish always uses por. Para is used for your final destination (e.g., heading toward the manager's office).

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