elegir
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Elegir combines a stem change e→i (elijo, eliges, elige...) and g→j before a and o (elijo, elija). So you get both a different vowel and the j spelling. Gerund: eligiendo; preterite: eligió, eligie...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — elegir
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber elegido
- Gerundio — eligiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo elegido
- Participio — elegido
Key forms
yo
elijo
tú
eliges
él/ella
elige
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he elegido
tú
has elegido
él/ella
ha elegido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
elegí
tú
elegiste
él/ella
eligió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
elegía
tú
elegías
él/ella
elegía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había elegido
tú
habías elegido
él/ella
había elegido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube elegido
tú
hubiste elegido
él/ella
hubo elegido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
elegiré
tú
elegirás
él/ella
elegirá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
elegiría
tú
elegirías
él/ella
elegiría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré elegido
tú
habrás elegido
él/ella
habrá elegido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría elegido
tú
habrías elegido
él/ella
habría elegido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
elija
tú
elijas
él/ella
elija
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya elegido
tú
hayas elegido
él/ella
haya elegido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
eligieera
tú
eligieeras
él/ella
eligieera
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera elegido (hubiese elegido)
tú
hubieras elegido (hubieses elegido)
él/ella
hubiera elegido (hubiese elegido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
eligieere
tú
eligieeres
él/ella
eligieere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere elegido
tú
hubieres elegido
él/ella
hubiere elegido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
elige
él/ella
elija
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
elijas
él/ella
elija
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