KOREAN VERB

선택하다

to choose

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Say it firstHide the forms and test yourself

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI choose
NegativeI don’t choose

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI chose
NegativeI didn’t choose

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will choose
NegativeI won’t choose

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI choose (respectfully)
PastI chose (respectfully)
FutureI will choose (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

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

Present

저는 항상 창가 자리를 선택해요.

I always choose a window seat.
Past

민준 씨는 작은 회사를 선택했어요.

Min-jun chose a small company.
Future

둘 중에 하나만 선택할 거예요.

I'll choose just one of the two.
Honorific

할머니는 옷을 살 때 늘 빨간색을 선택하세요.

When Grandma buys clothes, she always chooses red.
Connectives

언어를 선택하면 화면이 바로 바뀌어요.

When you choose a language, the screen changes right away.
Requests and commands

여기서 원하는 메뉴를 하나 선택하세요.

Choose one menu item you want here.

선택 is the word on menus and screens (선택하세요, "Choose"); 고르다 is the everyday word for picking.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.