Elegir Conjugation

to choose in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

elegiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

elegido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elejo I choose	I choose
tú	eleges you choose	you choose
él/ella/usted	elege he/she/you chooses	he/she/you chooses
nosotros	elegimos we choose	we choose
vosotros	elegís you all choose	you all choose
ellos/ustedes	elegen they/you all choose	they/you all choose

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elegía I used to choose	I used to choose
tú	elegías you used to choose	you used to choose
él/ella/usted	elegía he/she/you used to choose	he/she/you used to choose
nosotros	elegíamos we used to choose	we used to choose
vosotros	elegíais you all used to choose	you all used to choose
ellos/ustedes	elegían they/you all used to choose	they/you all used to choose

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elegí I chosen	I chosen
tú	elegiste you chosen	you chosen
él/ella/usted	elegió he/she/you chosen	he/she/you chosen
nosotros	elegimos we chosen	we chosen
vosotros	elegisteis you all chosen	you all chosen
ellos/ustedes	elegieron they/you all chosen	they/you all chosen

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elegiré I will choose	I will choose
tú	elegirás you will choose	you will choose
él/ella/usted	elegirá he/she/you will choose	he/she/you will choose
nosotros	elegiremos we will choose	we will choose
vosotros	elegiréis you all will choose	you all will choose
ellos/ustedes	elegirán they/you all will choose	they/you all will choose

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elegiría I would choose	I would choose
tú	elegirías you would choose	you would choose
él/ella/usted	elegiría he/she/you would choose	he/she/you would choose
nosotros	elegiríamos we would choose	we would choose
vosotros	elegiríais you all would choose	you all would choose
ellos/ustedes	elegirían they/you all would choose	they/you all would choose

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eleja that I choose	that I choose
tú	elejas that you choose	that you choose
él/ella/usted	eleja that he/she/you choose	that he/she/you choose
nosotros	elejamos that we choose	that we choose
vosotros	elejáis that you all choose	that you all choose
ellos/ustedes	elejan that they/you all choose	that they/you all choose

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elegiera or elegiese that I chosen	that I chosen
tú	elegieras or elegieses that you chosen	that you chosen
él/ella/usted	elegiera or elegiese that he/she/you chosen	that he/she/you chosen
nosotros	elegiéramos or elegiésemos that we chosen	that we chosen
vosotros	elegierais or elegieseis that you all chosen	that you all chosen
ellos/ustedes	elegieran or elegiesen that they/you all chosen	that they/you all chosen

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he elegido I have chosen	I have chosen
tú	has elegido you have chosen	you have chosen
él/ella/usted	ha elegido he/she/you have chosen	he/she/you have chosen
nosotros	hemos elegido we have chosen	we have chosen
vosotros	habéis elegido you all have chosen	you all have chosen
ellos/ustedes	han elegido they/you all have chosen	they/you all have chosen

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había elegido I had chosen	I had chosen
tú	habías elegido you had chosen	you had chosen
él/ella/usted	había elegido he/she/you had chosen	he/she/you had chosen
nosotros	habíamos elegido we had chosen	we had chosen
vosotros	habíais elegido you all had chosen	you all had chosen
ellos/ustedes	habían elegido they/you all had chosen	they/you all had chosen

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube elegido I had chosen	I had chosen
tú	hubiste elegido you had chosen	you had chosen
él/ella/usted	hubo elegido he/she/you had chosen	he/she/you had chosen
nosotros	hubimos elegido we had chosen	we had chosen
vosotros	hubisteis elegido you all had chosen	you all had chosen
ellos/ustedes	hubieron elegido they/you all had chosen	they/you all had chosen

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré elegido I will have chosen	I will have chosen
tú	habrás elegido you will have chosen	you will have chosen
él/ella/usted	habrá elegido he/she/you will have chosen	he/she/you will have chosen
nosotros	habremos elegido we will have chosen	we will have chosen
vosotros	habréis elegido you all will have chosen	you all will have chosen
ellos/ustedes	habrán elegido they/you all will have chosen	they/you all will have chosen

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría elegido I would have chosen	I would have chosen
tú	habrías elegido you would have chosen	you would have chosen
él/ella/usted	habría elegido he/she/you would have chosen	he/she/you would have chosen
nosotros	habríamos elegido we would have chosen	we would have chosen
vosotros	habríais elegido you all would have chosen	you all would have chosen
ellos/ustedes	habrían elegido they/you all would have chosen	they/you all would have chosen

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya elegido that I have chosen	that I have chosen
tú	hayas elegido that you have chosen	that you have chosen
él/ella/usted	haya elegido that he/she/you have chosen	that he/she/you have chosen
nosotros	hayamos elegido that we have chosen	that we have chosen
vosotros	hayáis elegido that you all have chosen	that you all have chosen
ellos/ustedes	hayan elegido that they/you all have chosen	that they/you all have chosen

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera elegido that I had chosen	that I had chosen
tú	hubieras elegido that you had chosen	that you had chosen
él/ella/usted	hubiera elegido that he/she/you had chosen	that he/she/you had chosen
nosotros	hubiéramos elegido that we had chosen	that we had chosen
vosotros	hubierais elegido that you all had chosen	that you all had chosen
ellos/ustedes	hubieran elegido that they/you all had chosen	that they/you all had chosen

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	elege	choose! (you)
usted	eleja	choose! (you formal)
nosotros	elejamos	let's choose!
vosotros	elegid	choose! (you all)
ustedes	elejan	choose! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no elejas	don't choose! (you)
usted	no eleja	don't choose! (you formal)
nosotros	no elejamos	let's not choose!
vosotros	no elejáis	don't choose! (you all)
ustedes	no elejan	don't choose! (you all)

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