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Similar to elect

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elegir info.

Tips to remember the word ‘elegir’:

– Associate ‘elegir’ with the English word ‘elect’. Both share the concept of selecting or choosing, especially when it comes to making a choice among options.
– Think of the word ‘elegant’. To make an elegant choice is to ‘elegir’ something tastefully or with discernment in Spanish.
– Remember that ‘e’ often changes to ‘i’ in the conjugation of ‘elegir,’ which is a characteristic of stem-changing verbs (e.g., ‘elegir’ becomes ‘elijo’).

Explanations:

– ‘Elegir’ is a verb in Spanish that means ‘to choose’ or ‘to elect’.
– It is a stem-changing verb from e to i in present indicative, present subjunctive, and imperative forms.

Other words that mean the same thing:

– Seleccionar: to select
– Optar: to opt or choose
– Escoger: to choose or select

Conjugations of ‘elegir’:

Present indicative:
– yo elijo
– tú eliges
– él/ella/usted elige
– nosotros/nosotras elegimos
– vosotros/vosotras elegís
– ellos/ellas/ustedes eligen

Preterite (simple past):
– yo elegí
– tú elegiste
– él/ella/usted eligió
– nosotros/nosotras elegimos
– vosotros/vosotras elegisteis
– ellos/ellas/ustedes eligieron

Imperfect past:
– yo elegía
– tú elegías
– él/ella/usted elegía
– nosotros/nosotras elegíamos
– vosotros/vosotras elegíais
– ellos/ellas/ustedes elegían

Future:
– yo elegiré
– tú elegirás
– él/ella/usted elegirá
– nosotros/nosotras elegiremos
– vosotros/vosotras elegiréis
– ellos/ellas/ustedes elegirán

Conditional:
– yo elegiría
– tú elegirías
– él/ella/usted elegiría
– nosotros/nosotras elegiríamos
– vosotros/vosotras elegiríais
– ellos/ellas/ustedes elegirían

Subjunctive present:
– yo elija
– tú elijas
– él/ella/usted elija
– nosotros/nosotras elijamos
– vosotros/vosotras elijáis
– ellos/ellas/ustedes elijan

Imperative (commands):
– tú elige
– usted elija
– nosotros/nosotras elijamos
– vosotros/vosotras elegid
– ustedes elijan

Examples of sentences using ‘elegir’:

– Tienes que elegir entre estas dos opciones. (You have to choose between these two options.)
– Ella eligió el vestido rojo para la fiesta. (She chose the red dress for the party.)
– ¿Qué plato vais a elegir en el restaurante? (What dish are you going to choose at the restaurant?)
– Mañana elegiremos al nuevo presidente del club. (Tomorrow we will elect the new president of the club.)
– Si yo fuera tú, elegiría la opción más segura. (If I were you, I would choose the safest option.)

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