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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

escolher

to choose

  • #91 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: escolhendo
  • Past participle: escolhido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you choose
  3. nós we choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all choose

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I chose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you chose
  3. nós we chose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all chose

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to choose
  3. nós we are going to choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to choose

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to choose
  3. nós we used to choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to choose

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would choose
  3. nós we would choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would choose

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you choose
  3. nós (that) we choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all choose

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I chose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you chose
  3. nós (if) we chose
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all chose

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I choose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you choose
  3. nós (when) we choose
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all choose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você choose!
  2. vocês choose! (all of you)

How to use escolher

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu sempre escolho o prato mais barato.

    I always choose the cheapest dish.

  2. Past

    A gente escolheu um hotel perto da praia.

    We chose a hotel near the beach.

  3. Future

    Hoje você vai escolher o filme.

    Today you're going to choose the movie.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe escolhia as minhas roupas até os quinze.

    My mother chose my clothes until I was fifteen.

  5. Conditional

    Eu escolheria o azul, combina mais com você.

    I'd choose the blue one, it suits you better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você escolha o restaurante dessa vez.

    I want you to choose the restaurant this time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu escolhesse outro caminho, chegaria mais rápido.

    If I chose another route, I'd get there faster.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando escolher o sabor, me avisa.

    When you choose the flavor, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Escolha um número de um a dez.

    Choose a number from one to ten.

Where you hear escolher

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sempre escolho o vinho. I always choose the wine.
  • Ela escolheu o restaurante. She chose the restaurant.
  • A diretora vai escolher na sexta. The director is going to choose on Friday.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A noiva escolhe as flores. The bride chooses the flowers.
  • Eu escolhi flores brancas. I chose white flowers.
  • Você vai escolher o bolo. You're going to choose the cake.
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I Hope You Accept

Intermediate Level 1 · que ela escolha

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · eu escolhi · escolheu

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We'd Like You to Take Care of Everything

Intermediate Level 2 · escolhesse

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I Would Have Put More Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · escolhido

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It Was Supposed to Be Ready Yesterday

Intermediate Level 3 · a gente escolheu

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · escolhe

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