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SPANISH VERB

escoger

to choose

  • #410 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: escogiendo
  • Past participle: escogido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I choose
  2. tú you choose
  3. usted, él, ella he/she chooses
  4. nosotros we choose
  5. vosotros Spain you all choose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they choose

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I chose
  2. tú you chose
  3. usted, él, ella he/she chose
  4. nosotros we chose
  5. vosotros Spain you all chose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they chose

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to choose
  2. tú you used to choose
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to choose
  4. nosotros we used to choose
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to choose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to choose

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will choose
  2. tú you will choose
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will choose
  4. nosotros we will choose
  5. vosotros Spain you all will choose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will choose

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would choose
  2. tú you would choose
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would choose
  4. nosotros we would choose
  5. vosotros Spain you all would choose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would choose

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I choose
  2. tú (that) you choose
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she choose
  4. nosotros (that) we choose
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all choose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they choose

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I chose
  2. tú (if) you chose
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she chose
  4. nosotros (if) we chose
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all chose
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they chose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú choose!
  2. usted choose! (formal)
  3. nosotros choose! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain choose! (all of you)
  5. ustedes choose! (all of you)

How to use escoger

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

  1. Present

    Siempre escojo la mesa junto a la ventana.

    I always choose the table by the window.

  2. Past

    Escogimos el vino más barato de la carta.

    We chose the cheapest wine on the list.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre escogía la fruta una por una en el mercado.

    My mum used to pick the fruit one by one at the market.

  4. Future

    ¿Qué camino escogeremos para volver a casa?

    Which way will we choose to go home?

  5. Conditional

    Yo escogería el piso con terraza, sin duda.

    I'd choose the flat with a terrace, no doubt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que escojas bien a tus amigos.

    It's important you choose your friends well.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos dejaron que escogiéramos el postre.

    They let us choose the dessert.

  8. Imperative

    Escoja usted el sitio, yo invito.

    You choose the place, it's on me.

Good to know

  • Escoger and elegir mean the same; elegir is a bit more common.

Where you hear escoger

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Yo siempre escojo el tasajo. I always choose the thin salted beef.
  • Escogí el vestido con mi madre por videollamada. I chose the dress with my mom by video call.
  • Mañana escogeremos las flores para la iglesia. Tomorrow we'll choose the flowers for the church.
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It's Not Spicy at All

Advanced Level 3 · escoges la carne

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.