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ITALIAN VERB

scegliere

to choose

  • #114 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: scelto
  • Gerund: scegliendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I choose
  2. tu you choose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she chooses
  4. noi we choose
  5. voi you all choose
  6. loro they choose

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I chose
  2. tu you chose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she chose
  4. noi we chose
  5. voi you all chose
  6. loro they chose

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to choose
  2. tu you used to choose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to choose
  4. noi we used to choose
  5. voi you all used to choose
  6. loro they used to choose

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will choose
  2. tu you will choose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will choose
  4. noi we will choose
  5. voi you all will choose
  6. loro they will choose

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would choose
  2. tu you would choose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would choose
  4. noi we would choose
  5. voi you all would choose
  6. loro they would choose

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I choose
  2. tu (that) you choose
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she choose
  4. noi (that) we choose
  5. voi (that) you all choose
  6. loro (that) they choose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu choose!
  2. Lei choose! (formal)
  3. noi choose! (let’s)
  4. voi choose! (all of you)

How to use scegliere

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

  1. Present

    Scelgo sempre il tavolo vicino alla finestra.

    I always choose the table by the window.

  2. Past

    Hai già scelto il dolce?

    Have you chosen the dessert yet?

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini sceglievamo sempre lo stesso gelato.

    As kids we always chose the same ice cream.

  4. Future

    Sceglieremo il regalo insieme sabato.

    We'll choose the present together on Saturday.

  5. Conditional

    Sceglierei il treno, è più comodo.

    I'd choose the train, it's more comfortable.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che scelga tu il vino.

    It's better that you choose the wine.

  7. Imperative

    Scegli un film, io preparo i popcorn.

    Pick a film, I'll make the popcorn.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.