The Spanish verb escoger means "to choose". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of escoger is yo escojo, tú escoges, él/ella/usted escoge, nosotros escogemos, vosotros escogéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escogen. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | escojo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | escoges | |
| él/ | escoge | |
| nosotros | escogemos | |
| vosotros | escogéis | |
| ellos/ | escogen |
| yo | escogí |
|---|---|
| tú | escogiste |
| él/ | escogió |
| nosotros | escogimos |
| vosotros | escogisteis |
| ellos/ | escogieron |
| yo | escogía |
|---|---|
| tú | escogías |
| él/ | escogía |
| nosotros | escogíamos |
| vosotros | escogíais |
| ellos/ | escogían |
| yo | escogeré |
|---|---|
| tú | escogerás |
| él/ | escogerá |
| nosotros | escogeremos |
| vosotros | escogeréis |
| ellos/ | escogerán |
| yo | escogería |
|---|---|
| tú | escogerías |
| él/ | escogería |
| nosotros | escogeríamos |
| vosotros | escogeríais |
| ellos/ | escogerían |
| yo | escoja (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | escojas (irregular) |
| él/ | escoja (irregular) |
| nosotros | escojamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | escojáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | escojan (irregular) |
| tú | escoge |
|---|---|
| usted | escoja (irregular) |
| nosotros | escojamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | escoged |
| ustedes | escojan (irregular) |
| yo | he escogido |
|---|---|
| tú | has escogido |
| él/ | ha escogido |
| nosotros | hemos escogido |
| vosotros | habéis escogido |
| ellos/ | han escogido |
Escoger is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in escojo, all present subjunctive forms such as escoja, and the formal and nosotros commands escoja and escojamos.
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Yes, escoger is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -er model, with spelling changes in specific cells.
The spelling changes preserve the sound before o and a. The table shows escojo in the present and escoja, escojas, escojamos, escojáis, and escojan in the present subjunctive.
The past participle is escogido. The present perfect uses forms of haber, such as he escogido, has escogido, and han escogido.