Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elijo | |
| tú | eliges | |
| él / ella / usted | elige | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elegimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elegís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eligen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elegí | |
| tú | elegiste | |
| él / ella / usted | eligió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elegimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elegisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eligieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elegía | |
| tú | elegías | |
| él / ella / usted | elegía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elegíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elegíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elegían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elegiré | |
| tú | elegirás | |
| él / ella / usted | elegirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elegiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elegiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elegirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elegiría | |
| tú | elegirías | |
| él / ella / usted | elegiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elegiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elegiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elegirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | elija | |
| tú | elijas | |
| él / ella / usted | elija | |
| nosotros / nosotras | elijamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | elijáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | elijan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to choose
- to elect
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations