Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Escoger in Spanish
To choose, to pick Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Escoger
- Escoger in the Indicative Present
- Escoger in the Indicative Preterite
- Escoger in the Indicative Imperfect
- Escoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Escoger in the Indicative Informal Future
- Escoger in the Indicative Future
- Escoger in the Indicative Conditional
- Escoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Escoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Escoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Escoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Escoger
- Imperative tenses of Escoger
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Escoger conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Escoger is the Spanish verb for "to choose, to pick". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to escoger include: coger, elegir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | escoger | to choose, to pick |
| Past participle | escogido | chosen |
| Gerund | escogiendo | choosing |
Indicative Tenses of Escoger
Escoger in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of escoger is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "escojo", meaning "I choose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escojo | I choose |
| Tú | escoges | you choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escoge | s/he chooses, you (formal) choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogemos | we choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogéis | you (plural) choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogen | they choose, you (plural formal) choose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of escoger is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "escogí", meaning "I chose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogí | I chose |
| Tú | escogiste | you chose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogió | s/he chose, you (formal) chose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogimos | we chose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogisteis | you (plural) chose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogieron | they chose, you (plural formal) chose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of escoger is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "escogía", meaning "I used to choose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogía | I used to choose |
| Tú | escogías | you used to choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogía | s/he used to choose, you (formal) used to choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogíamos | we used to choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogíais | you (plural) used to choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogían | they used to choose, you (plural formal) used to choose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of escoger is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy escogiendo", meaning "I am choosing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy escogiendo | I am choosing |
| Tú | estás escogiendo | you are choosing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está escogiendo | s/he is choosing, you (formal) are choosing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos escogiendo | we are choosing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis escogiendo | you (plural) are choosing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están escogiendo | they are choosing, you (plural formal) are choosing |
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Escoger in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of escoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a escoger", meaning "I am going to choose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a escoger | I am going to choose |
| Tú | vas a escoger | you are going to choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a escoger | s/he is going to choose, you (formal) are going to choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a escoger | we are going to choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a escoger | you (plural) are going to choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a escoger | they are going to choose, you (plural formal) are going to choose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of escoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "escogeré", meaning "I will choose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogeré | I will choose |
| Tú | escogerás | you will choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogerá | s/he will choose, you (formal) will choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogeremos | we will choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogeréis | you (plural) will choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogerán | they will choose, you (plural formal) will choose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of escoger is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "escogería", meaning "I would choose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogería | I would choose |
| Tú | escogerías | you would choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogería | s/he would choose, you (formal) would choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogeríamos | we would choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogeríais | you (plural) would choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogerían | they would choose, you (plural formal) would choose |
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Escoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of escoger is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he escogido", meaning "I have chosen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he escogido | I have chosen |
| Tú | has escogido | you have chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha escogido | s/he has chosen, you (formal) have chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos escogido | we have chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis escogido | you (plural) have chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han escogido | they have chosen, you (plural formal) have chosen |
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Escoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of escoger is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había escogido", meaning "I had chosen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había escogido | I had chosen |
| Tú | habías escogido | you had chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había escogido | s/he had chosen, you (formal) had chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos escogido | we had chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais escogido | you (plural) had chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían escogido | they had chosen, you (plural formal) had chosen |
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Escoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of escoger is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré escogido", meaning "I will have chosen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré escogido | I will have chosen |
| Tú | habrás escogido | you will have chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá escogido | s/he will have chosen, you (formal) will have chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos escogido | we will have chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis escogido | you (plural) will have chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán escogido | they will have chosen, you (plural formal) will have chosen |
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Escoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of escoger is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría escogido", meaning "I would have chosen".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría escogido | I would have chosen |
| Tú | habrías escogido | you would have chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría escogido | s/he would have chosen, you (formal) would have chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos escogido | we would have chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais escogido | you (plural) would have chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían escogido | they would have chosen, you (plural formal) would have chosen |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Escoger
Escoger in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "escoja", meaning "I choose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escoja | I choose |
| Tú | escojas | you choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escoja | s/he chooses, you (formal) choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escojamos | we choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escojáis | you (plural) choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escojan | they choose, you (plural formal) choose |
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Escoger in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "escogiera", meaning "I chose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogiera | I chose |
| Tú | escogieras | you chose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogiera | s/he chose, you (formal) chose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogiéramos | we chose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogierais | you (plural) chose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogieran | they chose, you (plural formal) chose |
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Escoger in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "escogiere", meaning "I will choose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escogiere | I will choose |
| Tú | escogieres | you will choose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escogiere | s/he will choose, you (formal) will choose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escogiéremos | we will choose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escogiereis | you (plural) will choose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escogieren | they will choose, you (plural formal) will choose |
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Escoger in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya escogido", meaning "I have chosen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya escogido | I have chosen |
| Tú | hayas escogido | you have chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya escogido | s/he has chosen, you (formal) have chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos escogido | we have chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis escogido | you (plural) have chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan escogido | they have chosen, you (plural formal) have chosen |
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Escoger in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera escogido", meaning "I had chosen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera escogido | I had chosen |
| Tú | hubieras escogido | you had chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera escogido | s/he had chosen, you (formal) had chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos escogido | we had chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais escogido | you (plural) had chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran escogido | they had chosen, you (plural formal) had chosen |
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Escoger in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere escogido", meaning "I will have chosen".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere escogido | I will have chosen |
| Tú | hubieres escogido | you will have chosen |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere escogido | s/he will have chosen, you (formal) will have chosen |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos escogido | we will have chosen |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis escogido | you (plural) will have chosen |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren escogido | they will have chosen, you (plural formal) will have chosen |
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Imperative Tenses of Escoger
Escoger in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "escoja", meaning "(to you formal) choose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | escoge | (to you) choose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escoja | (to you formal) choose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escojamos | let's choose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escoged | (to you plural) choose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escojan | (to you plural formal) choose! |
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Escoger in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no escoja", meaning "(to you formal) don't choose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no escojas | (to you) don't choose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no escoja | (to you formal) don't choose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no escojamos | let's not choose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no escojáis | (to you plural) don't choose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no escojan | (to you plural formal) don't choose! |
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