Escoger conjugation chart
Escoger present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I choose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you choose | |
| vos | you choose | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she chooses | |
| nosotros | we choose | |
| vosotros | you all choose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they choose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I chose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you chose | |
| vos | you chose | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she chose | |
| nosotros | we chose | |
| vosotros | you all chose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they chose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to choose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to choose | |
| vos | you used to choose | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to choose | |
| nosotros | we used to choose | |
| vosotros | you all used to choose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to choose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will choose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will choose | |
| vos | you will choose | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will choose | |
| nosotros | we will choose | |
| vosotros | you all will choose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will choose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would choose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would choose | |
| vos | you would choose | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would choose | |
| nosotros | we would choose | |
| vosotros | you all would choose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would choose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I choose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you choose | |
| vos | that you choose | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she choose | |
| nosotros | that we choose | |
| vosotros | that you all choose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they choose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Escoger imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I chose | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you chose | |
| vos | if you chose | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she chose | |
| nosotros | if we chose | |
| vosotros | if you all chose | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they chose |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (escogiese), more common in writing.
Escoger affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | choose! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | choose! | |
| usted | choose! | |
| nosotros | let's choose! | |
| vosotros | choose! | |
| ustedes | choose! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: escoge. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (escoja, escojamos, escojan).
Escoger negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't choose! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't choose! | |
| usted | don't choose! | |
| nosotros | let's not choose! | |
| vosotros | don't choose! | |
| ustedes | don't choose! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + escojas, escoja…
Always the verb haber + the past participle escogido, which never changes.
Escoger present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | has escogido |
| vos | has escogido |
| él, ella, usted | ha escogido |
| nosotros | hemos escogido |
| vosotros | habéis escogido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han escogido |
Escoger pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías escogido |
| vos | habías escogido |
| él, ella, usted | había escogido |
| nosotros | habíamos escogido |
| vosotros | habíais escogido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían escogido |
Escoger future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás escogido |
| vos | habrás escogido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá escogido |
| nosotros | habremos escogido |
| vosotros | habréis escogido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán escogido |
Escoger conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías escogido |
| vos | habrías escogido |
| él, ella, usted | habría escogido |
| nosotros | habríamos escogido |
| vosotros | habríais escogido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían escogido |
Escoger present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas escogido |
| vos | hayas escogido |
| él, ella, usted | haya escogido |
| nosotros | hayamos escogido |
| vosotros | hayáis escogido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan escogido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
The yo form is escojo, not “escogo”: the g turns into j to keep the same sound. And even though coger on its own is vulgar in Mexico and Argentina, escoger is perfectly clean everywhere.
Examples with escoger
Escoge el que más te guste.
Pick the one you like best.
Escojo la camisa azul.
I'll go with the blue shirt.
¿Qué carrera escogiste?
What did you choose to study?
Practice escoger
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