Forgetting the Accent

This form tells you that the action of choosing happened and finished completely at a specific point in the past. It's a completed story.

The Preterite Tense

The base verb 'elegir' has a special change here: the 'e' in the middle changes to an 'i' (e.g., *elegí* becomes *eligió*). This only happens in the third-person forms of the past tense.

The 'Elegir' Irregularity

Use 'eligió' when the focus is on the final decision or selection that was made, not the process of deciding.

Focus on the Result

A very common way to state a past decision or selection made by someone else or a formal 'you'.

When talking about politics or formal nominations, 'elegir' is the standard verb, not 'escoger'.

Formal Contexts

Used in formal, political, or organizational contexts to describe selection for office.

'Eligió' is the third-person simple past of the verb 'elegir' (to choose or to elect). Learn its irregular conjugation, meaning 'he/she/it/you (formal) chose,' and see examples for both general and formal selection.

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Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

future

imperfect

conditional

preterite

imperative

negative

affirmative

subjunctive

present

imperfect

Practice Conjugations