escoger Conditional Conjugation
escoger — to choose
The conditional of escoger is regular: escogería, escogerías, escogería, escogeríamos, escogeríais, escogerían.
escoger 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 escoger in the Conditional
Escoger is regular in the conditional. Like the future, you use the full infinitive 'escoger' as your stem.
Example Sentences
Yo escogería el color azul, es más bonito.
I would choose the blue color; it's prettier.
yo
¿Cuál escogerías tú?
Which one would you choose?
tú
Escogeríamos otro hotel si tuviéramos más dinero.
We would choose another hotel if we had more money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'j' instead of 'g' (e.g., 'escojería').
Correct: escogería
Why: The 'j' is only for the present 'yo' and the subjunctive. Since the conditional uses the infinitive as a base, it keeps the 'g'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escojo
Escoger is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'j': escojo.
Preterite
yo: escogí
The preterite of escoger is regular: escogí, escogiste, escogió, escogimos, escogisteis, escogieron.
Imperfect
yo: escogía
The imperfect of escoger is regular: escogía, escogías, escogía, escogíamos, escogíais, escogían.
Future
yo: escogeré
The future of escoger is regular: escogeré, escogerás, escogerá, escogeremos, escogeréis, escogerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escoja
The present subjunctive of escoger uses 'j' in all forms: escoja, escojas, escoja, escojamos, escojáis, escojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of escoger is regular: escogiera, escogieras, escogiera, escogiéramos, escogierais, escogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escoge
Give commands to choose: escoge (tú), escoja (usted), escojamos (nosotros), escoged (vosotros), escojan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no escojas
Negative commands use 'j' and the present subjunctive: no escojas, no escoja, no escojamos, no escojáis, no escojan.