elegir
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elegir in every tense
All six simple tenses of elegir, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elijo |
| tú | eliges |
| él/ella/usted | elige |
| nosotros | elegimos |
| vosotros | elegís |
| ellos/ustedes | eligen |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elegí |
| tú | elegiste |
| él/ella/usted | eligió |
| nosotros | elegimos |
| vosotros | elegisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | eligieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elegía |
| tú | elegías |
| él/ella/usted | elegía |
| nosotros | elegíamos |
| vosotros | elegíais |
| ellos/ustedes | elegían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elegiré |
| tú | elegirás |
| él/ella/usted | elegirá |
| nosotros | elegiremos |
| vosotros | elegiréis |
| ellos/ustedes | elegirán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elegiría |
| tú | elegirías |
| él/ella/usted | elegiría |
| nosotros | elegiríamos |
| vosotros | elegiríais |
| ellos/ustedes | elegirían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | elija |
| tú | elijas |
| él/ella/usted | elija |
| nosotros | elijamos |
| vosotros | elijáis |
| ellos/ustedes | elijan |
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elegir in example sentences
Forms of elegir appear in 236 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the elegir family
Forms of elegir with their own word page:
Verbs conjugated like elegir
No other verb here has the whole pattern; these share part of it:
Make elegir automatic
Reading a table isn't the same as recalling it under pressure. Fijario's verb drills ask you to type each form until it's second nature.
"elegir" is #1,751 in the frequency list - see its word page