elegir Conditional Conjugation
elegir — to choose
The conditional of elegir is regular: elegiría, elegirías, elegiría, elegiríamos, elegiríais, elegirían.
elegir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what you 'would' choose in a hypothetical situation or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on elegir in the Conditional
Elegir is fully regular in the conditional. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo elegiría el coche azul si tuviera el dinero.
I would choose the blue car if I had the money.
yo
¿Cuál elegirías tú?
Which one would you choose?
tú
Nosotros elegiríamos otro lugar para las vacaciones.
We would choose another place for the holidays.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'eligiría'.
Correct: The correct form is 'elegiría'.
Why: The conditional tense always uses the full infinitive as the base, regardless of present tense irregularities.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: elijo
Elegir is a stem-changing verb (e > i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, plus a spelling change in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: elegí
Elegir has a stem change (e > i) in the third person: eligió and eligieron.
Imperfect
yo: elegía
The imperfect of elegir is regular: elegía, elegías, elegía, elegíamos, elegíais, elegían.
Future
yo: elegiré
The future tense of elegir is regular: elegiré, elegirás, elegirá, elegiremos, elegiréis, elegirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: elija
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change and the 'j' spelling in all forms: elija, elijas, elija, elijamos, elijáis, elijan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: eligiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the third-person preterite 'eligieron', resulting in: eligiera, eligieras, eligiera, eligiéramos, eligierais, eligieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: elige
The imperative uses the 'i' stem change for most commands: elige (tú), elija (usted), elijamos (nosotros), elegid (vosotros), elijan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no elijas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no elijas, no elija, no elijamos, no elijáis, no elijan.