escoger
to choosePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | escojoI choose | nosotros | escogemoswe choose |
| tú | escogesyou choose | vosotros | escogéisyou all choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogehe/she chooses | ellos/Uds. | escogenthey choose |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he escogidoI have chosen | nosotros | hemos escogidowe have chosen |
| tú | has escogidoyou have chosen | vosotros | habéis escogidoyou all have chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha escogidohe/she has chosen | ellos/Uds. | han escogidothey have chosen |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | escoja(that) I choose | nosotros | escojamos(that) we choose |
| tú | escojas(that) you choose | vosotros | escojáis(that) you all choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escoja(that) he/she chooses | ellos/Uds. | escojan(that) they choose |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya escogido(that) I have chosen | nosotros | hayamos escogido(that) we have chosen |
| tú | hayas escogido(that) you have chosen | vosotros | hayáis escogido(that) you all have chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya escogido(that) he/she has chosen | ellos/Uds. | hayan escogido(that) they have chosen |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | escogíI chose | nosotros | escogimoswe chose |
| tú | escogisteyou chose | vosotros | escogisteisyou all chose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogióhe/she chose | ellos/Uds. | escogieronthey chose |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | escogíaI used to choose | nosotros | escogíamoswe used to choose |
| tú | escogíasyou used to choose | vosotros | escogíaisyou all used to choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogíahe/she used to choose | ellos/Uds. | escogíanthey used to choose |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había escogidoI had chosen | nosotros | habíamos escogidowe had chosen |
| tú | habías escogidoyou had chosen | vosotros | habíais escogidoyou all had chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | había escogidohe/she had chosen | ellos/Uds. | habían escogidothey had chosen |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | escogiera(that) I chose | nosotros | escogiéramos(that) we chose |
| tú | escogieras(that) you chose | vosotros | escogierais(that) you all chose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogiera(that) he/she chose | ellos/Uds. | escogieran(that) they chose |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | escogiese(that) I chose | nosotros | escogiésemos(that) we chose |
| tú | escogieses(that) you chose | vosotros | escogieseis(that) you all chose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogiese(that) he/she chose | ellos/Uds. | escogiesen(that) they chose |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera escogido(that) I had chosen | nosotros | hubiéramos escogido(that) we had chosen |
| tú | hubieras escogido(that) you had chosen | vosotros | hubierais escogido(that) you all had chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera escogido(that) he/she had chosen | ellos/Uds. | hubieran escogido(that) they had chosen |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube escogidoI had chosen | nosotros | hubimos escogidowe had chosen |
| tú | hubiste escogidoyou had chosen | vosotros | hubisteis escogidoyou all had chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo escogidohe/she had chosen | ellos/Uds. | hubieron escogidothey had chosen |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | escogeréI will choose | nosotros | escogeremoswe will choose |
| tú | escogerásyou will choose | vosotros | escogeréisyou all will choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogeráhe/she will choose | ellos/Uds. | escogeránthey will choose |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | escogeríaI would choose | nosotros | escogeríamoswe would choose |
| tú | escogeríasyou would choose | vosotros | escogeríaisyou all would choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogeríahe/she would choose | ellos/Uds. | escogeríanthey would choose |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré escogidoI will have chosen | nosotros | habremos escogidowe will have chosen |
| tú | habrás escogidoyou will have chosen | vosotros | habréis escogidoyou all will have chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá escogidohe/she will have chosen | ellos/Uds. | habrán escogidothey will have chosen |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría escogidoI would have chosen | nosotros | habríamos escogidowe would have chosen |
| tú | habrías escogidoyou would have chosen | vosotros | habríais escogidoyou all would have chosen |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría escogidohe/she would have chosen | ellos/Uds. | habrían escogidothey would have chosen |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | escogiere(should) I choose | nosotros | escogiéremos(should) we choose |
| tú | escogieres(should) you choose | vosotros | escogiereis(should) you all choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | escogiere(should) he/she choose | ellos/Uds. | escogieren(should) they choose |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | escojamoslet's choose |
| tú | escogechoose! | vosotros | escogedchoose! |
| él/ella/Ud. | escojachoose! | ellos/Uds. | escojanchoose! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no escojamoslet's not choose |
| tú | no escojasdon't choose | vosotros | no escojáisdon't choose |
| él/ella/Ud. | no escojadon't choose | ellos/Uds. | no escojandon't choose |
