elegir
to choose, to elect
Elige el que más te guste.
Choose the one you like best.
elegir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
elegir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
elegir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
elegir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
elegir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
elegir future
Actions yet to happen.
elegir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
elegir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
elegir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
elegir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
elegir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
elegir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
elegir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
elegir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
elegir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
elegir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
elegir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.