
elegir Future Conjugation
elegir — to choose
The future tense of elegir is regular: elegiré, elegirás, elegirá, elegiremos, elegiréis, elegirán.
elegir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state what someone will choose in the future or to express a guess about a current choice (probability).
Notes on elegir in the Future
Elegir is completely regular in the future tense. You simply add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana elegiré los muebles para mi casa.
Tomorrow I will choose the furniture for my house.
yo
Ellos elegirán el menú para la boda pronto.
They will choose the menu for the wedding soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Qué carrera elegirás el próximo año?
What career will you choose next year?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying a stem change like 'eligiré'.
Correct: The correct form is 'elegiré'.
Why: Stem changes (e > i) do not occur in the future tense; you must use the full infinitive 'elegir'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: elegiría
The conditional of elegir is regular: elegiría, elegirías, elegiría, elegiríamos, elegiríais, elegirían.
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.